Being more food adventurous surprisingly

I've been here for almost six months and although I've eaten a lot of different types of food and tried many things, I feel like I tend to eat the same things over and over again. I don't cook since my kitchen is small and we don't have a microwave. Also, it's more convenient to eat out and it's much cheaper. I would cook Chinese food anyways and definitely vendor street food is better than my own cooking. BUT sometimes I work really late and the restaurants and small food stands are closed so it's hard to get dinner. I have my usual stands I go to where I order the same thing but I'm realizing that I've been here for awhile and I want to venture out more. There are two markets near my apartment but I don't go there usually because I would be busy doing this and that. Since I'm done dealing with grad. school applications, I have more time to walk around and see what other kinds of food I can eat.

I'm really lucky because my work area is at a busy area where I can easily find food. It's hard though because it becomes a routine and I tend to eat the same thing since it's good and I know how to say it in Chinese. My work is only a couple mins away from the famous Shilin night market. A couple of weeks ago, Drew and I went to a small stand that served desserts and drinks. I really like taro. It's getting pretty bad because I would want shaved ice every day which basically you can add many toppings on ice like taro. It's delicious especially when it's hot outside. I used to eat it a lot in the summer since it was ridiculously humid. When I was with Drew I got their menu and I finally sat down and used my electronic dictionary and deciphered it lol I'm proud since sometimes if I like a restaurant or food stand, I will get their menu so I can see what else they have but I actually never translated all the characters. I should be doing this more but it's hard. I'm definitely recognizing more characters and sometimes the restaurants will have English menus but I just wish I knew what each stand/place served. Anyway now I can order other things since I know how to say it in Chinese lol

Oh well...it's good practice and maybe it's a good thing so I don't eat everything in sight haha

-Chihchat