

There are many Night Markets here, that are full of hundreds of vendors.any type of food, textiles, and jewelry you could want. We have been getting off at each stop, and exploring the little town. They have a really nice metro system here that we use daily. old ladies swinging from pull-up bars laughing and doing pull-ups and hanging upside down! We've got a lot to learn from them! Yesterday, we gave our legs a break.Sara's knee and my calves were in a lot of pain, so we took a break. Sara went one morning without me b/c it was 5 something AM, and I wanted to sleep o).she said when she got to the top there were these 60-70 yr. We have hiked that a few times, and love it! We especially like seeing all of the 60-90 year olds pass us, and bebop their way up and down like it's nothing. We have gone from driving everywhere to walking everywhere.we're trying to find a pedometer to track our steps, b/c we're pretty sure we're walking about 20 miles a day! We stumbled upon a hiking trail about 3 blocks from our temporary apt. Well, we are adjusting to this new culture pretty well. Kelly and her K2 students! They are my favorite class! The little boy in my lap, on the right, is Eddie! He is one of my two favorite kids in the school! They are all so sweet, and love to learn! They catch on so 's amazing! I have learned the value of games and songs during instruction and review! They're easy, quick, and super effective! It's right where the river meets the ocean! There was a canoe carved out in the stone walkway, so we decided to take advantage of this little photo op :o) We hope to bike here and also kayak sometime soon! We can't wait to hike that mountain in the background! Although, Taiwan takes the direct route up approach to hiking trails.so we have to work up to some of the taller peaks. This is us at Danshui, the north western side of Taipei county. Sara on the lovely streets of Tucheng! They are full of scooters, bikes, people, and venders! We now have our bikes and feel like we are playing Frogger every time we enter the streets!

I think it'll go something like this."Ummmm.Jesus?" We are going to one on a mountain tomorrow on a field trip with the kids! They want us to explain all the items in and around the temple. There is a very small one directly beside our school, but this is the closest large one. It was quite stunning! They had huge, gorgeous gardens that we didn't get to explore b/c it started pouring down rain! However, inside we saw artifacts that date back to 1500 BC! It was amazing!!! We went to the National something Museum.

Not a fan of them yet.however, we did eat some sort of squid on a stick and it was good.no tentacles or suction cups. Wash the squid under running water, rolling it up a bit to remove all the sand inside. Remove the small fins (they can be used for a different recipe). Squid anyone? This is the extra large ually they are much smaller and served on a stick.or cold on your plate of rice. Pull the insides out, then make sure to remove the central piece of cartilage.
