Hello all. Well we've survived yet another typhoon and this actually felt like a typhoon. We had Saturday off...which was great! No classes was such a blessing. Kim and I decided to brave the typhoon and went out to get some food, because we had NONE here. The drive there wasn't too bad just a lot of wind. A couple times I was scared, but it was the drive home that really scared me. As we drove along the lake it started to pour and neither of us had our rain gear on....of course. It seriously felt like needles were striking my skin and as we drove along the lake the wind was blowing the waves over the road. I definatly thought our scooters were going to get overtaken a few times. That night the weather worsened...so we decided to take taxi's to this bar where a friend was having a birthday party. Instead of watching football on Sat nights, I'm now watching Rugby...not quite the same, but it suffices I suppose. It's funny because I'm starting to realize it's the little things that are making me homesick. Like the Sat. afternoon football games down in our basement, the array of food, crazy screaming, and family around. I miss the leaves changing colors and the smell of fall. Here in Taiwan it's still so hot. I don't know if it ever really cools down in Kaohsiung. Which stinks, I do miss the changing seasons.
Today I spent the day scootering around, we all went to see a movie, and then went out for a nice dinner (apparently it's the Canadian thanksgiving today). I'm having one of those days where you look around and think..holy crap...i'm living in Taiwan. Not just visiting, not just an extended vacation, but this is my actual life. There is a running theme for all of us, no one was ready for 'real' commitments, 'real' jobs, or 'real' life so we all ran away to Taiwan. Some may think it's a way out, but I feel it's a way to explore, and make sense of this of this whole 'growing up' thing. I definatly am starting to feel some pride in my accomplishments thus far, and think I will even more when I start taking my classes which start next week! I met our teacher and she seems wonderful! But so yea, basically I feel as though things are falling into place, and life is as it should be (for today at least ;))
2 comments:
Don't get too comfortable there!! You are required to come back home in August 2008...no questions a/b it! And, FYI...the Buckeyes are #3...hopefully they can win out and make it to another national championship!! PS...You need to email or call asap. It's been way too long!!
Yay Megs! You should definately feel proud. I know that feeling of realizing that you 'live' somewhere is bizarre. It is even more bizarre when you look back on the time you spent in another country and realize that you had an actual life in this place that is so far away and you miss it. Enjoy and treasure the time.
In response to missing the weather, I can speak for most in saying we miss the weather too. It is supposed to be 90 degrees today and there is no sign of fall. It is sad to look at the trees. They aren't changing colors but they also aren't totally green. They are as confused as the rest of us.
Take care!
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