Arrival

After saying goodbye to my family and friends (props to all of you, ill miss you like crazy) and a ridiculously long flight with an unexpected layover in Anchorage, Alaska (like a true American a-hole, I'm wearing shorts expecting to walk out in hot-ass Taiwan) I finally touched down in Taipei. And I'm already starting off on a good note with my foreign relations. Figuring i'd take a shot at refreshing my Chinese, I asked the old Taiwanese woman next to me on the plane if her food was good. "Hao chr ma?" she responded with a look like she was lost or didnt hear me, so naturally i repeat. Again, look of confusion. "I dont speak English." she says brokenly. Hahaha!I quickly came to the realization that my Chinese wasnt as good as i had previously assumed. it was then that i stopped talking and went back to my movie.

im going to be living in a town where there are very few, if any, english speaking people...

saying goodbye to loved ones

it sucks. ha.

welcome back kids!!!

heres the 2nd edition to my foreign travels...
for those of you who are new to this gig, heres a link to the old blog site from my first time around with erin...get familiar.

http://www.fordosiandsmith.blogspot.com/