Getting Settled

Trip Start May 15, 2008
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Trip End Aug 13, 2008


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Where I stayed
Apartment in Tainan
(Tainan hotels)

Flag of Taiwan  , Tainan,
Monday, May 19, 2008

Okay so this is like my 5th day is Taiwan. So far I have visited a Buddhist Temple, spent time getting familiar with Tainan, and met professors at National Cheng Kung University.

The first couple of days were very exhausting. The flight from Chicago to Tokyo was almost 15 hours. I was going stir crazy around hour 6, lol. But the flight overall was uneventful and nice. They fed us alot which I didnt expect. Once we arrived in Tapei we took a taxi ride to the Gloria Prince Hotel to stay overnight. The hotel was very nice and they kindly upgraded us to a suite. Now the beds in Taiwan are not soft, so if you are used to a fluffy bed, then get over it!
The next morning we took a flight from Tapei to Kaoshung. One of the graduate students from the University picked us up with her parents and took us to Tainan, where I am currently. They are very sweet and also took us to the temples and showed us around a little.

The first two days we stayed at the guest house on the campus , which is next door to the university presidents home. Oh yeah when I say "we" I am referring to the other graduate student with me, Sara. The guest house was a nice accommodation.

We went to eat a  Korean style restaurant for lunch the other day and had "hot pots" which were very tasty. I think its going to take some time for me to get used to the food though, some I have liked and some not so much. Most restaurants serve beef, pork, and lamb in the city area. In the department store food courts there is more seafood dishes and on the outskirts of Tainan.

Everyone here drives a scooter( young ,old,business people, etc), there are literally thousands of them on the road and its a art not to get hit by one. The driving here is really crazy so pray for me. There are several English channels here which is nice. I watched Scrubs, My wife and kids, and some other movies.

I haven't really been shopping yet so I am really looking forward to that. They have a lot of merchants and stores, and we are going to the mall next week and to dinner for my birthday.

Okay that's it for now.......I hope this meets my sisters standards since she encouraged me to write this blog:)

I am headed to lunch as its Tuesday 12:40pm.
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