Day 2 was so much fun and I was much more aware of what was going on. First off, I want to share with you the few Chinese characters which I have memorized for their importance. First is Tea, which I learned from Jared Stout, because it is EVERYWHERE! I know their are some good Tea's out there, but I just stay away from all of them just to be safe. (If you would like to send me the characters for the GOOD tea, be my guest, but until then, I'm sticking to water and Bingsha.)
The next two are also two characters that I when I see them, I avoid them. And those are Betel Nut and Coffee. Those are also everywhere. Yuck!
The next two are simply two that I see and remember, Taiwan and Chicken. There's chicken in a lot of meals.
OH! And I know Mango! Haha.
We started the day by going out to breakfast. I got a breakfast sandwich which had Bacon (not really bacon, more like ham) and eggs. There was a really delicious sauce on the sandwich which was alot like Ketchup but SO MUCH BETTER! I loved it! There was also Soy Bean Milk which actually had the beans at the bottom... also so very delicious! After breakfast we got bikes (provided from the school, mine is pink-ish) and rode them to the grocery store. Gerald didn't help us at all. He sent us into the store by ourselves and told us to get what we thought we could eat. It was actually really fun. I'm glad I knew what some stuff was because of China and Hawaii though. Haha
Anyway, today we did a little more training and then went sight seeing. We saw a really nice and relaxing park at the point of the mountain (Gerald claims it's a hill). It was really neat. Apparently the idea of relaxation is coming and watching fish. Hmm.... Who knew!?! We also found a pathway of rocks which they use to walk on to massage their feet. I did it, it hurt alot, but then my feet did indeed feel better afterwards. :)
We also saw the statue of the man who tried to create a constitution for China and he and his army got driven out of China and into Taiwan. His name is slipping my mind and I can't find it on Google so I'll have to ask Gerald what it is again. But it was fun hearing about some more history of Taiwan. I've heard alot of history about China but I know little about Taiwan. Good thing I'm learning since I live here!
After the park we went to a Temple. It was very elaborate and bright! It also had many peculiar smells (incense and such) but overall it was very beautiful. I liked the walls the most with the ivory figures which seemed to tell a story. We learned that they put food out as an offering and the spirits of the dead eat the spirit of the fruit. I actually got to see some girls pray to their Gods when I was there. It was very intriguing.
Then we went out to dinner, the Hahu Bakery!!!! It was SO GOOD! I had wanted to go every time we passed it because it was pink and adorable. We finally went and we all loved it! I cannot wait to go again! SO delicious! (The guy behind the counter asked me something in Mandarin and I looked at him like "What?!?!" It made him laugh really hard and he couldn't stop. Haha)
That was the extent of the 2nd day. But it has been alot of fun and I have learned so much. I'm learning a couple of Mandarin phrases, unfortunately I cannot spell them so I cannot tell you which ones they are. Haha
Again thank you for your support! I really am having an amazing experience out here and I am learning so much! I love you all very much!
p.s. I probably won't be able to blog about everyday once I start teaching. But we have until next Friday so... I think we're good til then.
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