Help! Everything is in Japanese! (Including Blogger.com...hope this entry actually posts, b/c I have no idea what button I'm clicking on.) After about 20 hours of travel and connecting, I'm in Tokyo, awaiting my flight to Taipei. So far, my flights to Washington-Dulles and Tokyo Narita have been ahead of schedule, which is pretty unusual. The flight around the world was relatively bearable, compared to my past experiences, but I still feel like crap...apparently Simply Sleep isn't going to cut it, so I might abuse my connections when I'm in Taiwan and get my uncle to write me an Ambien prescription.
One thing--I had forgotten how bad airplane food is...ugh. Good thing I stocked up on Trader Joe's trail mix and Cliff Nectar Bars. Interestingly enough, the guy sitting next to me on the plane was a UNC alum living in China with this wife and four kids. Crazy.
For now, I've got about 2 hours until we board for Taipei, but I'll have more when I get to the motherland. xx
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Friday, August 17, 2007
The Motherland
Greetings Friends and Family,
As you all probably know by now, I'm leaving for Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, August 20 for a three-month-long food frenzy as well as an intensive language course focusing on readin' and writin' them crazy Chinese characters. You can check out the university that I'll be studying at here. Since I'm a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker (it was actually my first language even though I was born in Charlotte, NC), my intention is to save myself from illiteracy and hopefully find a job in NYC that will utilize my new skillz...oh, and of course, I plan on getting in touch with my roots.
For those of you who haven't met them, my parents are originally from Taipei (they moved to The States about 26 years ago), and the
majority of my extended family lives on the glorious island of Taiwan, also known as the "Gold Coast" of China. During my stay, I'll be living with my mom's younger brother, Sean Chang, his lovely wife Fiona, and their two kids Wesley (12) and Shannon (10). There they are above.
At the moment, I'm still struggling with the notion of packing light for a 90-day trip, but I'm getting pretty pumped about the food that awaits me--I'll be sure to properly document my culinary adventures for your viewing pleasure. The flight itself is a different story, since I've loathed this 26-hour+ trip since I first visited Taiwan when I was a wee baby. But, such things can't be avoided, so I'm stocking up on sleeping pills. Hope you enjoy my blog! I'll miss you all very much. xx
As you all probably know by now, I'm leaving for Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, August 20 for a three-month-long food frenzy as well as an intensive language course focusing on readin' and writin' them crazy Chinese characters. You can check out the university that I'll be studying at here. Since I'm a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker (it was actually my first language even though I was born in Charlotte, NC), my intention is to save myself from illiteracy and hopefully find a job in NYC that will utilize my new skillz...oh, and of course, I plan on getting in touch with my roots.
For those of you who haven't met them, my parents are originally from Taipei (they moved to The States about 26 years ago), and the
majority of my extended family lives on the glorious island of Taiwan, also known as the "Gold Coast" of China. During my stay, I'll be living with my mom's younger brother, Sean Chang, his lovely wife Fiona, and their two kids Wesley (12) and Shannon (10). There they are above.At the moment, I'm still struggling with the notion of packing light for a 90-day trip, but I'm getting pretty pumped about the food that awaits me--I'll be sure to properly document my culinary adventures for your viewing pleasure. The flight itself is a different story, since I've loathed this 26-hour+ trip since I first visited Taiwan when I was a wee baby. But, such things can't be avoided, so I'm stocking up on sleeping pills. Hope you enjoy my blog! I'll miss you all very much. xx
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