Not much has been happening here this month. Spring is here, bringing warmth and sunshine with quite a bit of rain as well. It has reached 31 degrees on a few days already so we've definitely been spoiled with a few nice days, but we are usually working unfortunately. Haven't been up to much.. we did attend a concert with a few friends last week which was a lot of fun! It was nice to hear live music and to get our dance on. We have been spending a lot of time working out trying to get our beach bods in good form for beach season. I cannot wait to hit the beach every weekend come summer! We did go to the beach on Sunday but unfortunately it was cloudy so I didn't get the tan I'd hoped for. Oh well!
We are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Dustin and my mom!! It is literally in 4 sleeps I cannot believe it. They started planning this trip in October, so I've had quite a long countdown and now that it's actually here it's very surreal. I can't wrap my mind around the fact that my mom and brother will be on Asian soil. When I came out here, I never thought for one second that either my mom or Dustin would come visit me. I just didn't think they had it in 'em! I am so very thrilled and proud that they are making the long journey over here to see me. I know this is something we will all remember for the rest of our lives. We have a few things planned for when they are here. We will be heading down the east coast of Taiwan to a city called Hualien for two nights, and then we will make our way to the south of Taiwan to a beach resort area named Kenting. I have never been to either, so I am excited to explore more of this country with them! It is usually a lot more sunny and warm in the south of Taiwan, so I'm sure we will have a few beach days and some much deserved relaxation. Dustin wants to try surfing, so him and Mark will be trying that out while mom and I are cocktailing on the beach I guess. Tough life.
Here are some random shots that I have taken over the last month. Some of my kids, some of friends, etc. I cannot wait to show off these kids to mom and Dustin! They are delights!
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| His name is Owen. I can never stay mad at him. |
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| This is Janet. Taiwanese children come out of the womb making the peace sign for their first photo. |
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| Jeanie and Mia having their usual meltdowns after waking up from nap time. Gets me everytime, I think it is so hilarious. |
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| Melody, Janice, Anna and Kitty. These are the girls I teach in the afternoons. They have about 4 years of English, so we can carry on broken English conversations quite well. They get to hear about how excited I am to see my mom every class until they get here haha. |
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| Making paper mache planets for our Science class. Something I did as a grade 2 student and really enjoyed so I thought I'd try it with them! |
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| Fun sillyness with friends |
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| At the Avicii concert |
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| These boys are too much fun |
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That will be all for my post. Until next time.... when my post will be showcasing Kim Dann and Dustin Lash themselves. The newest foreigners to hit Taiwan. Woooooop!
