shu te university

so its day two and we have finally made it to shu te university were we got to meet some of our group, but before i left i managed to sneak onto the roof of the hotel through some really sketchy staircases and see an amazing view of kaushiung. after that we got on a bus to go to the university but only a few of the group members were there because it was it was saturday so that was understandable, but the members that were there (nono, hector, and alen) were really really nice and even had a gift for me when i arrived. it was a stamp that had my last name in chinese on it. then they grabbed my bags and brought me to my dorm that looked like this...

this is my bed...














this is my desk












i share the room with kenny, ian, and two taiwanese students kevin, and alvin who both follow the trend of people that i've met in taiwan and are very very nice. after i got settle a bit the group took has to a department store to get supplies that me might need. in my head i was think it was going to tiny store, but i was wrong.... that place was MASSIVE. so after we got done getting supplies we head home to unpack and relax...










then i saw this sign and i knew taiwan was awesome

first post (day 4)

and so it begins.....


alright, i finally have to time to sit down a write my blog and a lot has happened.


ok, so its day three and a lot has happened thus far. the first thing was the insanely long flight(s) to get here. after about 20 hours of flight time and which carried me about 9,000 miles traveled i had finally learned a few life lessons:

1. 20 hours is a long time when you are not sleepy
2. babies will always pick the point of no return to start crying
3. morgan freeman's voice doesn't sound as cool when being dubbed over in japanese
4. rice can be served with any meal
5. the chinese can make pickles with soy sauce

so we made it to taiwan!!!!

for the first day we only had one assignment and that was to follow tin man were ever he went in Kaohsiung and so we did...

and we walked

and we walked

and we walked

until we could walk no more. but along the way we saw some pretty cool things.

like the first catholic church in taiwan












this dragon statue: its the symbol of Kaohsiung. during festivals it spins 360 degrees every hour and blows smoke.











the love river:
central river in Kaohsiung









the history museum:
that was located in what used to be the old mayors office.
the flowers represent piece and democracy, because taiwan is still having social problems since the civil war.









and of course we saw shops, scooters, and neat stores....