Category Archives: friends

Night Owls

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We went out for the first time in the month since we’ve been here. Saturday night, Charles invited Jen&I and some other people from work to have dinner at this house. He made spaghetti, and we just sat around and talked. I got all the dirt about people at work, and it was great merriment all around.

Then, since Jen&I have never been out, we got to experience a hole-in-the-wall pub with no name, which was filled with Americans and Canadians. I’ve met my first Canadians here in Taiwan, although Canada is so much closer to Nashville than Taipei. The cab ride there was ridiculous and quite informative because there’s a girl at work who’s learning Chinese, and I tried to serve as their translator as she was trying to find out his life story. Apparently, he’s 36, not married, but is looking for a decent traditional and conservative Taiwanese girl. He said that all Taiwanese girls do now is go out and party every night and are only attracted to foreign guys. When ThuVan asked if he liked to go out and party every night, he said that he would rather stay home with his wife and play with his kids. Adorable. Although, his personal saying (loosely translated) is “There are no good women in Taiwan. All the good ones are married.”

However, I beg to differ.

Taiwanian, Like Bahamian

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I got asked directions twice today! You know that means I’m almost like a native. The first time was at the bus stop, and some lady asked me where the Living Mall was which literally is like a block away. I told her to just go straight, and she was like, then what? Um, just go straight and you can’t miss it. There’s a huge ball attached to it.

The second time was on the bus home, and the man sitting in front of me asked if the bus was going towards Neihu. My school is in Neihu, and I was going home, so no. Then he kept asking me if the bus goes to the subway or the train station, and I had no idea. I felt bad, but of all the people on that bus to ask, including the bus driver, he chose to ask me. The foreigner who has only been here a month.

I made friends! There’s a fellow teacher at my school, Charles, who is having some of our other fellow teachers at our school and us over for dinner tomorrow night.

Like that Yaz Commercial,

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“Goodbye to you!”

This will be my last weekend in Nashville.

In the past month, I’ve said goodbye to Jing and Kevin and Zhou. Goodbye Lily and Paul, I’m sorry I didn’t get to see you but take care and do try to come visit me!

In the past week, there was a farewell party at Jennifer’s house with hamburgers and s’mores and fireworks and cute cute kittens, and I had to said goodbye to Carol and Leslie. I said goodbye to Kari last night. Usually there’s always Christmas or breaks where I know I’m guaranteed to see them again.

Now, it’s just uncharted territory where the goodbyes are actually indefinite goodbyes and not just “see you again in a few months”. I suppose the next reunion will be at a wedding, but please wait until I get back though, thanks.