The Tango Taichung

<br> We visited Taichung, Taiwan, which is the largest city in central Taiwan. It is fairly easy to get to Taichung since the new high speed rail, traditional Taiwanese rail road from the Japanese era and various bus companies provide service to Taichung. This city is sometimes known<br>as the motel capital of Taiwan due to the sheer number of motels located here. Motels in Taiwan are not the same as motels in the ...

... weekend before my crazy week. This week marks the start of all my classes. Besides my 3rd grade class that I teach 3 days a week for 2 hours I have my extra classes starting. I will be teaching 2 writing classes each 1 day a week. One will be for first and second graders and the other will be third to fifth grade. I also do kindergarten supervision 1 day a week and I will be tutoring four kindergarten students 2 times a week. And it that wasn't ...

... it doesn't look like it will be hitting Taiwan and we are hoping that it doesn't given that areas are still recovering from Typhoon Morakot. As of now we have just been having a lot of heat here. We have been in the 90's all week! I hear it has been pretty cool back in the states, wish I could share some of this heat with you! <br><br>One last piece of news, I finally got my ARC which is my work visa that allows me to stay in Taiwan. With my ARC means I got ...

... samples. It is like a weekend outing for some people and they go there to eat their meal in free food samples. I have heard it is something that I need to experience at least once. I think I will save that experience for a later date! <br><br>On Sunday my roommate and I headed out to breakfast at a little place called Early Bird. They serve normal Western breakfast (pancakes, eggs, potatoes). Almost as good as Perkins! ;) It was a little taste of home! We then met up with 2 other ...

... fall....with my camera in my hand! Everyone was so concerned about me but all I was worried about was my camera....luckily both me and the camera are ok now. <br><br>We ended our Saturday we a group dinner at Bollywood, an Indian restaurant. It is so nice that everyone gets along so well and we are able to go do all sorts of things as a group! There are no plans for Sunday...maybe going out for breakfast and doing some more exploring! <br><br>Until later...love ya and miss ya!

... a variety of toys at the night market, and were even approached by at least three sets of parents who wanted us to give them our cell phone numbers so they could contact us about tutoring their children once a week. Even though we passed on the opportunity, it is still nice that the locals are not intimidated to approach us and talk to us. It was a successful guys night out and there may even be plans in the works to have a second round in the near future.

... that paraded up and down the aisles to entertain the guests. There was also a series of speeches that were made and a slide show of the couple throughout their lives. Halfway through the feast, April appeared in her second dress as she and her fiancé walked up and down the aisles handing out flowers to those in attendance. The party had one of the more unique endings I have ever seen before. As April and her fiancé disappeared, the usher grabbed the ...

... to the fact that the only television that I watch is usually when I am on a treadmill at the gymnasium after school around 6pm or 7pm, but the television stations here do not show much of the games. I have yet to see a "major" event (such as swimming, gymnastics, or basketball) other than the opening ceremonies from the Olympics on Taiwanese television. I must say that I have seen my share of Olympic badminton competitions. They absolutely love to ...

... and things went off with relatively few problems other than the occasional identity crisis from my students asking what animal they were supposed to be. After class and our lunch break, we were both called into the administrator's office again. We were told that they had a new idea for us for the month of July. The plan would consist of me teaching a 3rd grade class (the Pandas), Katie teaching the 2nd graders, and ...

... thrown to our team prior to the game as it was announced by administration that teachers were not allowed to join in the championship game. I, of course, stated that there was no rule about coaches not being allowed to join. Immediately a second clause was passed and added to the "no teacher" amendment, and I was shut out. It was up to the troops to lead us home. As the other two matches pointed out, the teams were evenly matched and it was tight from the ...