Last week, after the Sunday touring and the night market trip, young Lydia’s mom (Jessica), invited me, Whitney, and Joy (the female teachers), over to their house for dinner. She wanted to show us a nice Taiwanese home and culture and food. And it was incredible. So, Wednesday evening, she picked us up, and took… Read More A Home Away from Home
Taiwan is famous for its night markets. What are they? Just as they sound. Open markets in the night. They sell a variety of foods and items for really cheap. And for most things, you can bargain a little to get an even better price. Lydia offered to show us around a night market. It… Read More Night Market
There are 2 things I always seem to learn when I’m in other countries: 1. I seem to relearn the meaning and value of a Sabbath… A day of rest is so absolutely necessary. A break from life. A break from work. From frustration and disorganization. A breath of fresh air. Quiet. Peace. Laughter. Light-heartedness.… Read More Sabbaths, Snakes, and a Spirit of Unity (old posts i never put up)
And that would explain my last 2 weeks in a nutshell. I am ready to skin myself alive. I can’t tell you every detail, because 1. you would be sick of hearing me complain and 2. that would take weeks. So let me give you the high points. And by ‘high points’ i mean, the… Read More Disorganization at it’s Finest…
From a philosophical standpoint, I’m sure this quote has some great, deep, perhaps even life-changing meaning. And I’m sure a lot is lost in translation. But, when it’s 8am, or when you’ve been dealing with children all day, it becomes quite comical. In fact, this has become our sarcastic quote of inspiration among the teachers… Read More “The Child is Father of the Man”…
This weekend, after a long, exhausting, unorganized, and somewhat frustrating week of working 12/13-hour days, another teacher (Whitney – also my roommate now) and I decided to get out of this city, Tainan, and go somewhere in nature to relax a bit. Our priorities were: 1. Nature 2. Relaxing 3. Away from children. For me, being… Read More Guanziling Hotsprings
I’ll blog soon! I promise. I had a full, yet extremely relaxing weekend! So much to tell. But I did finally put pictures on facebook…
Today was a long day. Well, every day here so far has been a long day… But today was a looooooooooooooooong day. I was exhausted from the minute I got out of bed this morning. I didn’t feel very good. Not quite sick. But not quite healthy, wealthy, and wise. Ha. Ok, but seriously. And… Read More Today
Let me tell you, in one sentence, how busy the past 2 days have been. I have not taken one, single picture with my camera!!!! No joke. And I’m sure I don’t need to say anything else to make you understand how busy that means I must be. I started teaching yesterday. Everyday, we wake… Read More Taiwan, Teaching, and T
So this morning, I got on a plane, and headed to Taiwan. On the plane, I had the same exact feeling that I had when I was flying to Russia. Excited but nervous. The excitement far outweights the nervousness, but it’s still there. Excitement because you don’t know what to expect. Everything is new. Everything is… Read More Taiwan! I Made It!
Lauren Around the Globe 