Owl Land [3]

(I think I was punished for threatening the mosquito in my last entry. 10 new bites each averaging about 2 inches in diameter... )

Thought I might introduce you to my new home. Someday I am ever super bored I may endeavor to count all the owls around the place. I would not be surprised if there were over a thousand. The only thing missing is an owl pet.

5/29/2010

1pm My aunt happens upon some notes I had taken in chinese on the road names around the apartment. I ask her if it's like a child's handwriting. She said it's more like the writing of someone from outer space. I'm an alien.

2pm So much yelling at the grocery store... For just the milk section there were three ladies standing and yelling at people to come over and try samples. Imagine how many yelling ladies there were for the whole store.

I enjoy the fact that there is an escalator for shopping carts.

8pm They take ghosts so seriously around here. I guess I sorta believe in ghosts too, but it was strange listening to my aunt and cousins talk about friends who could see/talk to ghosts and discuss when the ghosts would be out the most (dawn and dusk supposedly).

5/30/2010

9am The subway here is so new and oh so smooth. I'm going to have a heart attack my first time back on the Boston T.

There are marked lines on the ground to line up in and wait to get into the cars. I think I butt in front of people at least twice before noticing this fact. Feeling rude.

Tallest escalators ever.

11am Went to church with a friend. Could only understand about half of what was being said.

12pm Ate lunch at some church person's home. They ordered pizza. Different from American pizza mind you. More delicious.

1pm Played mafia in Chinese.

5/31/2010 Tourist

2pm Took a trip to Taipei Main Station to go pick up some maps at the visitor's center.

3pm Brief stop in the Taipei Underground

Began a long but not so long walk back to the apartment. 2.5 hours?

First stop, Peace Park:

Tree with pink leaves! Not sure if that's actually novel or not, but I thought so:

Chiang Kaishek Memorial Complex. There will be more pictures of this when I have the time to actually go in and walk around:

Random building. Reminded me of a boring office building trying to give birth to an Eiffel tower:

Bike Rack at Tai-da University, or at least I think that's where I was:

6pm Back by the Wanlong MRT Station. Dinnertime.