Dr. Strangeland or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Taiwan

5.15.2003

It�s been a long time since I have written anything, so please excuse my waning English proficiency.

A lot�s happened since I got back from Thailand.

The first major event was my 25th birthday. All my life I have always considered 25 as �old.� When I was 12 it was so far away. When I was 16 it was far away.When I was 18 it still seemed like 25 was when I had to become more like an adult. Anytime before that I was still fancy free and had no responsibilities, but at 25 I had to be more of an adult.

For my 25th, Louise took me for a vacation. We headed north to a place called Tamshui (Dan-Shway). It is a nice little place and has a nice spot to watch the sunset. So Saturday we went to a hot spring and then watched the sunset and ate a great dinner. Sunday was a nice day. We ate lunch at a great Thai restaurant. After that we had to take a bus ride to our next destination. While on the bus I talked with my family and tried to stay upright. I had my phone in my left hand, and my right hand was gripping the plastic handle with all my life. With each corner I had to flex every muscle and try with all of my might not to fall over. After a couple of hours we made it to . . .

Wan Li.

Wan Li is a nice spot. It was a resort and since it was the off-season, barely anyone was there. The hotel was really nice and the room was great. We went to the shore and walked along the beach dodging the trash that floated onto shore. It really wasn�t too bad, but sometimes there would be a piece of plastic. The only drawback was that there were onlt two restaurants, and one was freaking expensive. The other one was moderate in price. At the hotel was a pool and we decided to go for a swim. To go for a swim, I had to buy a really ugly and gay swimcap. It was baby blue. But you can�t go swimming in Taiwan without one, so I had no choice. L

After a relaxing night we headed back to Chung Li on Monday. The weekend was great and a nice relaxing break from teaching.

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