Wednesday, August 13, 2008

lee ho fro HsinChu Taiwan

So I've been in Taiwan for the past month and a half, and I have experienced many new things: some new and some disgusting.(I will post pictures later) But here is a list of things that I will definitely accomplish before my flight back to the States.

Things to do before I leave Taiwan:
1. Try a squat toilet. I have too many unanswered questions.. Supposedly it's more clean to use a squat toilet, but...where does your junk go?!?
2. Take a picture with a Bing-Lang Mei. Who doesn't want to take a picture with a Bing-Lang Mei.
3. Eat 25 dumplings in one sitting. My students always make fun of me about how less I am able to eat, so I made a bet that if I can eat 25 dumplings, they will buy me a drink. If I am unable to finish, I must buy them all drinks.
4. Converse with a native in Taiwanese. My students have been teaching me Taiwanese phrases, but right after they teach a phrase to me, they are all like, "you can NEVER use this phrase." But then I asked them to teach me conversational Taiwanese. wah4 ai4 li4!
5. Try all the different types of beverages at 7-11. Since it's so hot and I have to do a lot of walking around campus, I have to keep hydrated. Drinking 3 bottles of green tea everyday got kind of boring, so I decided to try all the varieties of drink at 7. I am about halfway through. I have yet to try asparagus juice, but my friend told me it's pretty good.

I only have until 4-5 days until I leave so wish me luck!