Stoic and i headed south this weekend to the Wuliaochien Trail for a three hour hike. It started out pretty typical of most hicks with some easy rope climbs but eventually got more exciting with a sheer rock peak that was kinda scary!! Overall, best hike yet!!!!
Monday, November 9, 2009
Saturday, September 19, 2009
DIY Tofu
We went on a TLI daytrip to Xindian and were able to DIY tofu….as dorky as it sounds, it was a lot of fun!!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Our Visit Home
We had three weeks of vacation from work so we headed home. It had been something like five years since we had been back to Ohio and about two and a half years since we’d been to Portland. Ohio was great in that we caught up with our family and some longtime friends! Portland was great because we were able to just relax and swim, drink, eat, ect…
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Audrey's Wedding
Our great friend and co-teacher got married this summer. Stoic had the privilege to be involved in the wedding and was able to observe many interesting parts of Taiwan culture. We both got to try many new things like shark fin soup, fake eyelashes and Wii.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Kenting 2009
stoic and i jumped on the High Speed Rail and headed back to Kenting for an extended weekend! it was awesome. first our hotel room was not ready when we arrived so they upgraded us, no charge, to one of the nicest rooms in the hotel. the hotel itself had everything we needed like: a tunnel to the beach, English newspaper @ the door every morning, swimming pool & sauna, scooter rental, game room, 7-11 (of course!!) restaurant (free western breakfast) so forth and so on!!
we spent most of our time on the beach and managed to not get burned. we did some snorkeling scooted around the national park, ate lots of good food and really really relaxed!
we spent most of our time on the beach and managed to not get burned. we did some snorkeling scooted around the national park, ate lots of good food and really really relaxed!
Saturday, May 30, 2009
MONO in Taipei
What can i say? we saw MONO in South Korea and have wanted to see them since. It fuckin' rocked!! They are a band that must be seen live to truly appreciate!!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Dragonboat holiday 2009
we headed up to Danshui during the Dragonboat holiday and spent the day at the beach getting pummeled by the waves and burned by the sun. at the beach we met up with some friends and eventually made our way back to Danshui with them for the evening. Danshui was nutty with parades and people celebrating. we made our way through the crowds and eardrum piercing firecrackers. it was a surreal and some what apocalyptic evening that ended at the temple of the god of justice where gangsters danced, drummed and set of fireworks before unloading there ghost money. Taiwan is awesome!!
Sunday, May 10, 2009
paintball & go-carts
yeah, we had to do it!! stoic, myself and some friends made our way south for a day of paintball. but the fun didn't stop there we also did some rock wall climbing, arm wrestling and go-carting. it was too much fun and left us all a little sore for the workweek!!
Sunday, March 29, 2009
swivel's b-day-o-carnage
this past friday was my birthday, so me and a large group of teachers made our way to the local food and drink night market. we started the evening with beer of course but then took a turn towards the strange. by the end of the evening i had consumed a lot of beer and every edible part of a duck plus chickens feet. overall, it was one of my most memorable birthdays. Taiwan Rocks!!
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Battles
stoic and i ran into Taipei after work in the middle of the week to see Battles at The Wall and it was totally worth it!!!
Friday, March 13, 2009
Melt-Banana
Stoic, myself, and friends made our way into Taipei on a Friday the 13th to see Melt-Banana @ The Wall. The crowd was great and the show was intense, as was expected. we moshed it up, i lost my shoe for a brief moment and felt a little old the morning after but....it was worth it!!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
15th year anniversary
stoic and i celebrated our 15th year anniversary by going to see Philip Glass’ Asia premiere of 'Book of Longing' in Taipei.... it was awesome!
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Around The Island In 24 Hours
Our friend Patrick was able to borrow a car for the weekend so we took a road trip around the island. Near Taiyuan, on the east coast, we where able to check out some Macaque monkeys. Next, we headed to Taitung to get some dinner at Kasa. After dinner we made our way south to Taimali beach which is well known for it’s sunrises. We set up camp there and built a fire. The next morning we woke early for the sunrise but it was too cloudy. After packing up our tents we headed out for Kaohsiung where we ate lunch and did some exploring before heading back to Taipei. All in all, it was a lot of fun but a little too much time in a car!!
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