Man Man Zou

We decided to have a packed weekend down south exploring Kaohsiung (the second largest city in Taiwan) and area. So we caught a 6:46 express train in the morning and arrived in Kaohsiung around 9am. Of all things, it was raining! Arg! This was pretty much the first time I’ve seen rain since I came [...]

I’m so relieved to be back at my apartment after work at a decent hour. It’s Thursday, and normally I tutor today in Beidou for those cute kids who I went camping with, but I just passed that job onto Mark, who has a much easier time tutoring the kids than I do. I had [...]

We were invited to a wedding this weekend. We had never met the couple before, but they are friends of Yvonne and she asked us to come along. I was not really looking forward to it, since I already heard what chinese weddings are all about: you go there, eat like you’ve never eaten before, [...]

A few weeks ago I was invited to go camping this weekend with the family that I tutor for in the nearby town of Beidou. They’re a really nice family, though their english speaking abilities are a little poor (I can only really talk with the mother). I was happy to be invited, but a [...]