Yesterday was our first day in Taiwan, so Queenie took us to explore Sanshia (三峽), the district that our campus is in. First thing you notice as a pedestrian: there are SO many mopeds everywhere. Second thing: People cut way to close to you as you're walking. I will count myself lucky if I don't get clipped by a vehicle this six weeks... Also, in Sanshia, there is a street called Sanshia Old Street (三峽老街) where you can see Japanese and European inspired architecture. There, we visited some tea shops and Buddhist temples.
It is 32 degrees Celsius here (89.6 degrees Fareheit), which may not sound too bad, but the humidity is really what gets you. Yesterday, all I ate was an egg and bacon toast sandwich the whole day because the heat just took away all of our appetites. Good thing is, my meal was only 35 NTD, which is roughly $1 US (1 USD=32 NTD).
Today was such a very long day. We started out with breakfast in Sanshia---hot and sour noodle soup with oysters and beef tripe (I think). It was very good and very cheap, like most food here. Then, we took our placement tests to figure out which class we would fall into. I felt horrible about the exam, so I was very surprised when I got into the advanced level! Afterward, we had a traditional Chinese meal with all our professors and then traveled to Taipei City. I think I was worn out before we even had lunch...it is much too hot here. At least I had more than one meal today! Perhaps I will acclimate to the humidity here soon.
Anyways...I am dead tired even though it is not yet even 9 PM. Sorry for the long, unorganized post. Time for bed...晚安!
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