My Taiwan Adventure

I'm resisting the urge to do a little dance of joy. I received mail both yesterday and today! A juicy 4 page letter from back in Canada and a delightful card and photos from England have made their way to my desk at the school. Rumour has it there is a package for me too, but the jr. high coordinator is out for the day and she is the only one who has information about it. *snorts* I waited around for her last night but she was deep in conversation on the phone and I wanted to go while there was still daylight left. It is odd being in a climate where daylight ends at 6-6:30. I'm used to Alberta where sundown can be at 10:00 pm.


My view of Taipei 101.

The earth is still doing tiny minor tremors as I write this post. It's almost nauseating. The other night the bus ride home was so bumpy and lurching that I had to recall my days of an unsettled stomach.I used to get motion sickness when I was a kid while we drove around in the car. My stomach clenches just thinking about it. *laughs* I wonder if I get seasick? I'm consindering a little trip to a town on the other side of the Keelung River which leads into Taiwan Straight and it requires a ferry journey.


My view of the Mitsokoshi Building.

This weekend is the big Dragon Boat Festival. I have a party for Grade 4 on Saturday night and a party for Grade 6 on Sunday night. I'm hoping to get to the festival on Sunday afternoon. The good thing about school parties is that they're pretty tame compared to last weekends roof-top bash. I'm sure there will be no police shining flashlights in the innocent faces of my students.


This is me in my party dress at home after the event at the Grand Hyatt. I used a 4 second exposure and a small flash to fill in my features. The shadow on my face is my bangs fluttering in the breeze during the long exposure. I'm surprised the dress looks frozen in place. I thought it would look more flowing but because of the flash what I've achieved is kind of a "cut and paste" feel. It is fun to experiment with night-photography and it has been my hobby of the week.

I forgot to mention - I'm turning brown. *grins* I may be darker than ever before. Of course, compared to other people I'm still pretty pale but when I compare my still bone-while legs with my nicely tanned arms there is a visible difference.

When I post pictures I just spend WAY too much time here. *laughs* It's Friday and I've got some serious test making to accomplish so I'll leave you with one last picture of the basket that all the teachers at the grade 6 event on Wednesday received.

A gift basket with a live orchid - one of Taiwan's special flowers.

dang babe your legs are kind of Nice looking !!! I Wish I could have seen more of them :)  

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