Silk Valley Resort Taipei

It's been over a year since my first post so i thought i would take this opportunity to summarize my travels thus far.

The People:

I've made some great friends. I've encountered people that have touched my life in profound ways. People whom i will never forget. There is a sweetness to many of the people here, an innocence even. The cruel hands of vanity and greed have yet to grab a hold of them, i ...

Dana's perspective...

After a bumpy airplane ride, we arrived in Taipei, Taiwan and were greeted in the airport by Jake's uncle and grandma. Jake's grandma is a little ball of energy - she runs around like she's a teenager and always seems to have something funny (from what I can gather) to say. On the way back to Grandma's house ...

... yuck!), to a weird fruit (delicious), which is a cross between an apple and a pear (I still don't know what it is), it was all interesting. You have bakeries to die for, and your Taiwanese sausage and your infamous lunchboxes are great. However, I could never figure out what was cookin on your food stands in the night market. And, thanks to 7-Eleven for not labelling my ham & cheese sandwich "Ham & Cheese Sandwich", but "Delicious Sandwich". Who ...

... another great place to visit is Mister Donut. I know , you may wonder what's in a donut .... I am very impressed with the various kind of donut , again i took one everyday Types of donut My favourite includes: (1) Matcha Pon De Azuki , (2) Matcha Pon De Lastly for the brave ones, if you are brave enuff to ...

... region of Rajasthan, an area with a lot temples and palaces. Jaipur, Udaipur, Jopdpur, Bikaner, and Jaiselmer...each of the names holds its intrigue for me. While Agra, where Taj Mahal is located, is not in Rajasthan Province, it is also very near this region. It would be another ultimate dreamtrip of lifetime. Ironically, India had been No. 1 on my list for quite awhile but now falls to No. 2. So I have a new No. 1! And guess which place is my new No 1? THE place I really, really ...

The end of our time in Taiwan made us nostalgic for the good times we've had with our new friends. We wanted to take advantage of the short time we had left to make some more good times. We had some nice dinners in Taipei. We went to Shilin Night Market on several occasions to find good cheap food, crafts, and bargains on whatever we may want. Of course, my days were ...

... length of the tent to one side. At 5:30 sleep is over. I feel like as if a truck has run me over. It had stopped raining, but just when I want to dry my things it begins to rain again. At 8:00 I pack my tent nd luggage, but today also the tent packing does not work. The father helps me and shows me not to roll the whole tent from the beginning, but to fold it at first and only at the end to roll it. Since then I have tried it many times and it really ...

... burst truck tire. I was somewhat lucky that I have not been hit by tossed tire parts. I knew it, walking along a busy road is not safe. In Wushih harbor, the main starting point for cruises to Turtle island and dolphin watching and with a visitor center , I sit down outside of a nice coffee shop and order an Iced Milk Tea ( Bin Nai Cha ). The owner and a woman in their early 30s and me get into a conversation in English. They find my plan great and ...

... we'll all be getting on a plane and heading to Cambodia! When I first heard that we were going to China and Cambodia, I was more excited about China, but now I might be more excited about Cambodia for some reason. Both sound like they're going to be great though. We still have class this next week, but then the next week will be preparation for Outreach- which also means I have to start cleaning up and packing all my junk here. That should be interesting. I think I am going to ...

... totals about 464,900 aborigines in 2005, about 2.04% of the total population. Austronesian speaking people refer to the Oceania inhabitants belonging to the Austronesian Language Family. The Austronesians have been known as the great voyagers of Southeast Asian and the Pacific. The time when aboriginal forefathers landed in Taiwan is uncertain and disputed. Scholars speculate that early emigrants might have ...