Let’s face it: Tammy was the best language partner I could have asked for.  She made everything I wanted to do possible.  Any afternoon or night that we both were free, we would go somewhere new, as not to waste any of our limited time.  So here are some short synopses of our solo adventures— … Continue reading →

So far I’ve mostly been posting about major trips and events, but there’s been a lot of other things around Tainan that were also very fun.  I just didn’t think I could make a whole post out of it.  But there’s so many now that I think I could make a pretty long post!  Here’s … Continue reading →

Some of the advisors in TUSA asked me to write a reflection piece for the yearbook.  Who am I to turn down a writing assignment?  Don’t worry, there are plenty more blogs posts to come before I leave next Saturday.  But I was kind of eager to get this essay out there as a huge … Continue reading →

After running down nine flights of stairs because the power was turned off in our building, I saw my host family’s car pull up just as I was running around the corner of the dorm.  The stairs don’t exit to the front of the building, apparently.  All of our faces lit up when we reconnected. … Continue reading →

I happen to be in the right place at the right time… a lot.  So when the organizer of TUSA asked for one male and one female model for our Chinese Opera elective class in a facebook post, luck struck again, and I was the first girl to comment on her post.  Thus, I secured … Continue reading →

Forty 16-year-old girls, all attention focused on me.  This was much different than teaching at the all boys’ high school, where a group of 14 of us gave a presentation in a lecture hall.  This was a classroom, and I was sent in alone.  No backup here.  But honestly, I wasn’t too worried.  I was … Continue reading →

As if Alishan wasn’t enough beautiful nature for one weekend, the next morning I was on my way to Kenting with the rest of TUSA on a two-day trip. The first place we stopped was Crying Lake, which was in an aboriginal village.  In order to get to Crying Lake, however, you first needed to … Continue reading →

Our driver was lost, and late.  It was 8:30 a.m. on a Saturday.  The dorm lobby was empty, aside from some crazy French guys who were trying to figure out how to get up the elevator without an ID card.  And we had a four hour car ride ahead of us.  I don’t know about … Continue reading →

Okay, so I’m a little behind on blogging.  I’ve been practicing two dance routines for the farewell banquet, writing and editing sections for the yearbook, studying for a midterm we have coming up, and chilling with my host family.  This program keeps you non-stop busy.  But I love it. Plus, it’s good practice for writing … Continue reading →