I can’t believe it’s actually come to this… I’ve started a blog. I always used to think they were cheesy and pretentious, but I’ve finally jumped on the old blog bandwagon. The last straw was really when the ‘rents got one, or at least sort of got one. And then Micah got one, and well, I just started feeling left out. So after no ado, here it is.
I’m sure anyone reading this will know that I’m currently in Taiwan. I’m staying in a small (when compared to my old home, Bangkok) city called Fengyuan in central Taiwan. The city sits on the edge of the vast chain of mountains that covers the eastern two thirds of the country. I can the see the mountains from my apartment, and hiking trails are just a few miles away.
After three years of the traffic and pollution of bustling Bangkok, I am very happy to be here. The air is clean, the weather is cool and the food is tasty. I’ve taken a job teaching at a language school in the next town over. It’s definitely a new experience for me as I’ve only taught adults previously, but my students now are aged anywhere from 6-13. I was pleasantly surprised to find that the younger students are actually a great laugh to teach. They are overwhelmingly polite and respectful, and laugh at almost everything I say and do. The 10-13s, on the other hand, have entered the phase of disrespecting any form of authority whatsoever, and won’t even answer a question as simple as “What’s your name?” A kid named Bicycle got to spend an hour in the corner yesterday.
I hope to keep this blog up to date with all of my experiences here and wherever else I may roam. I am very excited to be in a new country again and look forward to seeing and experiencing all that this mysterious emerald isle has to offer.
