The picture above is me at Taipei 101, the tallest building in Taiwan. It's Monday and exactly one month that I've been in Taipei. I realized this while I woke up this morning. I left my apartment after lunch to go to work and while I was walking I wasn't annoyed, surprised, or irritated by my surroundings. Everything fell into place and I feel comfortable..for now. It really hasn't hit me that I'm living in a foreign country. I feel like I'm already in a routine where I wake up, eat lunch, and go to work. I have done so many things that it doesn't seem like I've been here for one month but five months...is that good or bad?
My Chinese is slightly improving although I don't practice it much since I work a lot and have to speak English. I'm poor for now until I get my paycheck so I can't enjoy shopping or eating whatever I want, however, I still can enjoy eating cheap Taiwanese food that I manage to get. I like taking the subway and I love hearing people speak Chinese aka the Chinese language. I just started teaching and although it can be really stressful at times, I enjoy it and I look forward to going to work..for now lol It's only a month and I'm still in the euphoric stage of living in a different country but corny as this DOES sound, I'm really glad that I had the opportunity to live and teach in Taipei. Three months ago I would definitely not be saying this but I'm actually glad I didn't get into grad school this year :)
-Chihchat
P.S. Sorry for a mushy post!
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