Wo hung LEI!

I can't believe it has only been 6 DAYS but it seems like I've been in Taiwan forever and I feel I've known the people here for months, but its only ALMOST a week.

I'm having lots of fun and I've met people from all over the world and although there is this thing call a "language barrier" and multiple ones too, and I'm constantly asking others to translate for me or teach me how to say this, how to say that, its really been a great time. I am really glad I decided to come and maybe I didn't come with the highest expectations and despite the first few days being sweaty, boring (since we were in university lecture rooms 'learning'; felt like school all over again), and me not knowing mandarin and feeling so out of place, I'm really thankful for my extroverted personality God has given me and there's twenty-six Canadians, and I'm proud to say we are the proudest group here, we cheer for one another, and we just are so well-rounded. EH?!

But anyhow, these past few days we've toured night markets (OOBER GOOD FOOD), had a bicycle tour, and me and my sweet new Canadian buddy used a TANTUM for the first time. It was quite the work-out and it felt good when we accomplished our designated biking path. I feel like I'm trying many things for the first time and today we went to a Aboriginal theme amusement park where I rode on a bunch of upside down, twisty-turny roller coasters, dropped down from high towers and oh I have to mention my washroom dilemma! I feel like I'm always holding in urine, I'm seriously gonna kill my bladder... all because I dislike/can't/incapable what ever you want to call it... to squat! =( But most places has at least ONE toilet, THANK THE LORD, and if there isn't ... I pray. We also had a singing and dancing party, and our group of leaders put so much effort to make this tour a fun one for us, and it reminds me of Winter Con in a way and how the leaders always put up with late night planning just to let us teens have a good time.

Well that is all for now, I'm really tired, wo hung lei! wo shan shui!

=)

feeling the call.