If I could update this more than once a month, it would be awesome. Unfortunately, writing too often feels like work rather than an enjoyable and worthwhile way to remember the events of my life. Let's see, quick run down of the last month.
1. Had my first dinner party at my apartment. Lots of friends came by and we ended up going to KTV (karaoke) until the wee hours. Fun fun fun!
2. Did the Sun Moon Lake swim. 3 km across the lake with 10,000 of my closest friends. The swim was amazing and the water was nice, but I got soooo sunburned!
3. I cut the middle and ring finger of my left hand on a glass bottle. Got 9 stitches, still wearing bandaids after 3 weeks. Not awesome.
4. Went on a sweet scooter ride with Lynne in the mountains.
5. KTV again for Tarcy's birthday. We found the archive of 90s pop and sang every Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears song we could find. Yes, yes and yes.
6. Watched the fireworks from my balcony that were launching from all over Chiayi to celebrate the Moon Festival.
7. Got way behind on my masters studies after my book was late to come in the mail and I cut my fingers. Still trying to catch up!
8. Went to the beach in Kenting with a bunch of girlfriends. It was a great little holiday. We barbequed, danced, drank free beer from the campground bar, went skinny dipping and ended up sleeping out on the beach for the night. Once again, I got sunburned, but I'm used to it now, so whatever!
9. Ricky has become this most needy kitten ever and wants to spend every moment sitting on my lap. As I type, he is sleeping on my lap. Unfortunately, I have scratches all over my legs from him getting a little too playful. *sigh* I'm trying to train children to behave at school, and now I have a kitten to train as well. I need practice in setting boundaries.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
New kitten
So, I've had this little kitten for over two weeks. I didn't name him for almost two weeks because I wasn't actually sure if it was a boy or a girl. As soon as I brought him home, he ran into the bathroom and hid behind the sink. I didn't even know there was space behind the sink, let alone that a kitten could fit there. Looking back, I should have left him in the bathroom for a few days and only gone in to feed him and attempt to play. Instead, I let him out the next day and allowed him to roam my apartment, hiding under everything that he could find.
Since he was mostly a hidden kitten for two weeks, I couldn't decide on a name. Then one day I was inspired by a character in our reading books at school and decided to name him Ricky. Random, but it will always remind me of Taiwan. Ricky is making progress slowly but surely. I started feeding him only when I'm home, so he is motivated to come out from hiding. I move the dish closer and closer so that now it lives between me feet while I sit at the computer, and he happily comes and eats there as long as I don't make any sudden movements. Last night he was actually standing on my toe while he was eating. He may or may not have realized this, but I felt encouraged that he broke the touch barrier without being coerced. Also, his latest trick is that he will come onto my lap to eat if I hold a bowl of delicious tuna. So, I don't know if he'll ever be the friendly, cuddly cat that I really want...but I'm trying my best to train him!
Since he was mostly a hidden kitten for two weeks, I couldn't decide on a name. Then one day I was inspired by a character in our reading books at school and decided to name him Ricky. Random, but it will always remind me of Taiwan. Ricky is making progress slowly but surely. I started feeding him only when I'm home, so he is motivated to come out from hiding. I move the dish closer and closer so that now it lives between me feet while I sit at the computer, and he happily comes and eats there as long as I don't make any sudden movements. Last night he was actually standing on my toe while he was eating. He may or may not have realized this, but I felt encouraged that he broke the touch barrier without being coerced. Also, his latest trick is that he will come onto my lap to eat if I hold a bowl of delicious tuna. So, I don't know if he'll ever be the friendly, cuddly cat that I really want...but I'm trying my best to train him!
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Too long!
This is a pretty pathetic blog so far! No entries in 3 months! Yikes. Maybe its because I've been busy teaching classes, starting my masters degree online, and writing a blog entry feels too much like work.
It is now the beginning of September and summer is winding down...at least according to my apartment complex who has already drained the water from our pool. What a contrast to Montana where we kept swimming until the middle of September when it was getting down to 50 or 60 degrees. Then we drained the pool. Here its still 85 degrees or something ridiculous. I don't even want to think about the actual temperature.
I survived my first typhoon last month. For me it was relatively uneventful. Lots of rain and wind. Stuck inside watching movies for almost 3 full days. However, I was lucky. There was a huge mudslide that covered a village on the east coast. Also plenty of bridges were washed out and people were left stranded. Floods too.
I've gone up to the Taipei area 4 times in the last two months, which is quite a bit when you consider that its a 4 hour bus ride each direction. Its really nice to see my friends from training and get out to a bigger city. Every time I go there I feel inspired to get out of Chiayi and see more things. My Taiwan travels so far have mostly involved various parties, so I'm thinking its time to get out and see some pretty scenery soon.
Well, this is a pretty boring post. But at least its something! Hopefully I won't wait 3 months until the next entry!
It is now the beginning of September and summer is winding down...at least according to my apartment complex who has already drained the water from our pool. What a contrast to Montana where we kept swimming until the middle of September when it was getting down to 50 or 60 degrees. Then we drained the pool. Here its still 85 degrees or something ridiculous. I don't even want to think about the actual temperature.
I survived my first typhoon last month. For me it was relatively uneventful. Lots of rain and wind. Stuck inside watching movies for almost 3 full days. However, I was lucky. There was a huge mudslide that covered a village on the east coast. Also plenty of bridges were washed out and people were left stranded. Floods too.
I've gone up to the Taipei area 4 times in the last two months, which is quite a bit when you consider that its a 4 hour bus ride each direction. Its really nice to see my friends from training and get out to a bigger city. Every time I go there I feel inspired to get out of Chiayi and see more things. My Taiwan travels so far have mostly involved various parties, so I'm thinking its time to get out and see some pretty scenery soon.
Well, this is a pretty boring post. But at least its something! Hopefully I won't wait 3 months until the next entry!
Friday, May 29, 2009
4 day weekend
Its Saturday afternoon and I'm doing the same thing I've been doing for this entire 4 day weekend. Sleeping in as late as I can, eating cereal, drinking coffee, tooling around on the computer and looking forward to meeting up with one of my new friends in the evening.
I arrived in Chiayi, taught 2 classes and then it was time for a 4 day weekend because of Dragon Boat Festival. I'm not going to lie, I feel like a bit of a loser because I haven't done much all weekend. It would have been a really good time to travel to a new city or visit some of my friends from training. Despite the losery feelings, I think I made the right decision to stay around Chiayi. I have made major progress in cleaning my apartment and making it feel like my own place. Yesterday I bought plants from the nursery across the street. They are different than any plants I've seen in the states, so I hope I don't kill them!
Since I move in here, I've had the worst time sleeping. Every morning I wake up around 5 am and then sleep fitfully for a few more hours until I give up and get out of bed. Since I don't go to bed until 12 or 1, this makes for some very short nights. Plus, when I'm trying so hard to sleep, I start having all kinds of unpleasant dreams. Including, birds attacking my head just like in the movie The Birds. Susana, one of my new friends, suggested that I get some dark curtains to block the sun. For some reason, I never considered that the sunlight was the problem. Susana took me to the fabric store and helped me buy dark fabric, and yesterday I pinned it up. I would like to say that last night I slept like a baby, but unfortunately I had accidentally watched a movie on HBO about a psychopathic killer and was too scared to fall asleep for a long time. Luckily, the exhaustion beat out the paranoia and I did sleep last night. But I also had the typical dreams in the early morning, this time it was about being in the airport and saying goodbye to all my friends and family, again!
Considering my sleeping problems, and the fact that I'm scheduled to teach 14 classes next week, I don't think it's a bad idea for me to take it easy and chill for the weekend. Plus, I have gotten to hang out with new friends and that is really great.
On Wednesday night I met a bunch of people. First, I went to a game night at my neighbor's house and met Susana. She took me out to the pub where I met almost all the other foreigners in Chiayi. Apparently, Wednesday night is the big night to go out and drink because its all you can drink for $250 NT, which is about $8 USD. Susana is really cool, she's from Germany and Spain and is married to a guy from the US and Spain. They haved lived here for about 4 months and took a Chinese class so they know a little more than I do.
Thursday, Susana took me around Chiayi on her scooter to help me learn the streets and point out where the good shopping places are. We also got our hair washed, which took an hour. Hair washing is wonderful, I love discovering things like this in Taiwan. You go in to the shop and they lather up your hair and massage your scalp for about 30 minutes, then rinse the soap out while you lie in a massage chair, then rub your neck and shoulders with lovely mint lotion. Lastly, they dry and style your hair. Ahhh. All for the low low price of $110 NT, which is about $3.25 USD. Then we ate delicious Vietnamese food. Chicken and cabbage salad, beef noodle soup and spring rolls, which also cost about $3.25 USD.
Friday night I met up with Rachel, who is a Chinese teacher at my school. She gave me a ride on her scooter and I was actually a little nervous. She drives fast! We went to the night market and tried all kinds of food. I had grilled corn on the cob with all kinds of seasoning and spice. Quail eggs, which taste pretty much like a tiny version of a chicken egg. Chicken butt actually tastes good too, because they skewer it on a stick and grill it with good seasoning. Then I had the best chicken of my life. Its a "chicken steak" in Chinese, I don't know what to call it in English because I've never seen it before. I think they must pound the chicken breast down so its big and flat. Then they batter it and deep fry it, then they grill it on the bbq with sauce. Yum yum yum! Definitely the best thing I tried the whole night. We got watermelon juice to drink, then sat down to eat an oyster omlette. I don't think I've ever had oysters before, but the omelet was pretty nice. It came with a slightly sweet sauce. Lastly, we tried stinky tofu. After my first experience with stinky tofu, I vowed that I would never eat it again. Rachel was enthusiastic about the idea, so I decided to go for it. This time it was prepared differently and it was much drier. It came with some kind of soy sauce and pickled cabbage on the side. Overall, it wasn't my favorite dish of the evening, but I ate my half of the portion, so it was much better than my first experience.
Tonight, Jenny, another neighbor, invited me over for dinner and a movie. She is from Michigan and has lived here for a couple years, so it should be nice to talk with her about Chiayi and her experiences.
I arrived in Chiayi, taught 2 classes and then it was time for a 4 day weekend because of Dragon Boat Festival. I'm not going to lie, I feel like a bit of a loser because I haven't done much all weekend. It would have been a really good time to travel to a new city or visit some of my friends from training. Despite the losery feelings, I think I made the right decision to stay around Chiayi. I have made major progress in cleaning my apartment and making it feel like my own place. Yesterday I bought plants from the nursery across the street. They are different than any plants I've seen in the states, so I hope I don't kill them!
Since I move in here, I've had the worst time sleeping. Every morning I wake up around 5 am and then sleep fitfully for a few more hours until I give up and get out of bed. Since I don't go to bed until 12 or 1, this makes for some very short nights. Plus, when I'm trying so hard to sleep, I start having all kinds of unpleasant dreams. Including, birds attacking my head just like in the movie The Birds. Susana, one of my new friends, suggested that I get some dark curtains to block the sun. For some reason, I never considered that the sunlight was the problem. Susana took me to the fabric store and helped me buy dark fabric, and yesterday I pinned it up. I would like to say that last night I slept like a baby, but unfortunately I had accidentally watched a movie on HBO about a psychopathic killer and was too scared to fall asleep for a long time. Luckily, the exhaustion beat out the paranoia and I did sleep last night. But I also had the typical dreams in the early morning, this time it was about being in the airport and saying goodbye to all my friends and family, again!
Considering my sleeping problems, and the fact that I'm scheduled to teach 14 classes next week, I don't think it's a bad idea for me to take it easy and chill for the weekend. Plus, I have gotten to hang out with new friends and that is really great.
On Wednesday night I met a bunch of people. First, I went to a game night at my neighbor's house and met Susana. She took me out to the pub where I met almost all the other foreigners in Chiayi. Apparently, Wednesday night is the big night to go out and drink because its all you can drink for $250 NT, which is about $8 USD. Susana is really cool, she's from Germany and Spain and is married to a guy from the US and Spain. They haved lived here for about 4 months and took a Chinese class so they know a little more than I do.
Thursday, Susana took me around Chiayi on her scooter to help me learn the streets and point out where the good shopping places are. We also got our hair washed, which took an hour. Hair washing is wonderful, I love discovering things like this in Taiwan. You go in to the shop and they lather up your hair and massage your scalp for about 30 minutes, then rinse the soap out while you lie in a massage chair, then rub your neck and shoulders with lovely mint lotion. Lastly, they dry and style your hair. Ahhh. All for the low low price of $110 NT, which is about $3.25 USD. Then we ate delicious Vietnamese food. Chicken and cabbage salad, beef noodle soup and spring rolls, which also cost about $3.25 USD.
Friday night I met up with Rachel, who is a Chinese teacher at my school. She gave me a ride on her scooter and I was actually a little nervous. She drives fast! We went to the night market and tried all kinds of food. I had grilled corn on the cob with all kinds of seasoning and spice. Quail eggs, which taste pretty much like a tiny version of a chicken egg. Chicken butt actually tastes good too, because they skewer it on a stick and grill it with good seasoning. Then I had the best chicken of my life. Its a "chicken steak" in Chinese, I don't know what to call it in English because I've never seen it before. I think they must pound the chicken breast down so its big and flat. Then they batter it and deep fry it, then they grill it on the bbq with sauce. Yum yum yum! Definitely the best thing I tried the whole night. We got watermelon juice to drink, then sat down to eat an oyster omlette. I don't think I've ever had oysters before, but the omelet was pretty nice. It came with a slightly sweet sauce. Lastly, we tried stinky tofu. After my first experience with stinky tofu, I vowed that I would never eat it again. Rachel was enthusiastic about the idea, so I decided to go for it. This time it was prepared differently and it was much drier. It came with some kind of soy sauce and pickled cabbage on the side. Overall, it wasn't my favorite dish of the evening, but I ate my half of the portion, so it was much better than my first experience.
Tonight, Jenny, another neighbor, invited me over for dinner and a movie. She is from Michigan and has lived here for a couple years, so it should be nice to talk with her about Chiayi and her experiences.
Monday, May 25, 2009
Wondering
Its Monday morning. I slept until 10 am, which is not a bad way to start out the week. This afternoon I'm supposed to observe classes and tomorrow I get to teach my first one. I'm nervous to teach my first class, but I'm also ready to really start working instead of sitting in other people's classes and feeling bored.
Saturday was a big day. I broke down and cried in front of Will because I didn't have the internet, or a bike and my apartment was disgustingly dirty. He was so great and stayed late at school to give me a ride home, bought me lunch, went with me to the grocery store to buy cleaning supplies and then brought his friend Doug over to help me clean. I still can't believe how great he was about that. He also loaned me his bike so now I can at least get myself around town. So now my biggest challenge is still to figure out how to get the internet. I'm actually feeling a little more peaceful about not having it, even though its 9 pm at home and no doubt some friends would be online if I could get on right now. It feels great to know that my apartment is pretty clean and the bike is so nice.
Yesterday a bunch of teachers went to Jinshuan Fancy World together. When I saw the name of the place I knew it had to be a hilarious day. Its an amusement park with a water park in the middle. So you can ride all the usual rides and then swim when you get hot. The rides weren't much compared to Magic Mountain, but they did give me a little thrill. I had a great time getting to know the other teachers and some of the Chinese teachers. I had a little moment in the middle of the day where I started feeling nostalgic about my childhood and all the fair rides and water slides that we enjoyed. It made me really miss my family...but also made me sad because that family doesn't exist anymore. We are all grown up and moved onto our own things. It will never be the same as those fun family vacations where all we cared about was going down the slides as many times as we could.
I was happy the other foreign teachers wanted to go swimming. I was really hot and the wave pool looked like fun. The Chinese teachers either didn't bring their suits or didn't like to swim. So we got changed and tried to swim but got kicked out because we didn't have swimming caps on. I've never been required to wear a cap anywhere that I've gone swimming. My theory is that people are more worried about hygiene in Taiwan because there are so many people. After we bought swim caps for $100 NT, which is about $3 USD, we were in business. That was my favorite part of the day. We started out in the wave pool, floated around the outside of it on inner tubes, and then went down a big slide. I didn't want to go down the slide at first, but Doug and George were all about it. I ended up being glad because it was really fun. I rode with George and I think the two of us weighed more than most Taiwanese so we went really fast.
Moving to a new country and culture is so intense. I think I will lose weight because my apartment still grosses me out and I lose my appetite. Also, I feel intimidated to order food from any of these little stands on the street, so I end up eating potato chips in my room or something. I'm sure I will get over my fear of trying to order food soon enough. There are so many little stands to try. At work I am feeling intimidated too. Every time I start a new job I'm nervous to speak up for myself when I need help or have a question. It seems like everyone else is so busy with their own stuff and I don't want to bother anyone. However, they are supposed to help me if I need it, thats part of their jobs too. I think I will try to be bold and smile more. That makes it easier to interrupt someone or bother someone.
Saturday was a big day. I broke down and cried in front of Will because I didn't have the internet, or a bike and my apartment was disgustingly dirty. He was so great and stayed late at school to give me a ride home, bought me lunch, went with me to the grocery store to buy cleaning supplies and then brought his friend Doug over to help me clean. I still can't believe how great he was about that. He also loaned me his bike so now I can at least get myself around town. So now my biggest challenge is still to figure out how to get the internet. I'm actually feeling a little more peaceful about not having it, even though its 9 pm at home and no doubt some friends would be online if I could get on right now. It feels great to know that my apartment is pretty clean and the bike is so nice.
Yesterday a bunch of teachers went to Jinshuan Fancy World together. When I saw the name of the place I knew it had to be a hilarious day. Its an amusement park with a water park in the middle. So you can ride all the usual rides and then swim when you get hot. The rides weren't much compared to Magic Mountain, but they did give me a little thrill. I had a great time getting to know the other teachers and some of the Chinese teachers. I had a little moment in the middle of the day where I started feeling nostalgic about my childhood and all the fair rides and water slides that we enjoyed. It made me really miss my family...but also made me sad because that family doesn't exist anymore. We are all grown up and moved onto our own things. It will never be the same as those fun family vacations where all we cared about was going down the slides as many times as we could.
I was happy the other foreign teachers wanted to go swimming. I was really hot and the wave pool looked like fun. The Chinese teachers either didn't bring their suits or didn't like to swim. So we got changed and tried to swim but got kicked out because we didn't have swimming caps on. I've never been required to wear a cap anywhere that I've gone swimming. My theory is that people are more worried about hygiene in Taiwan because there are so many people. After we bought swim caps for $100 NT, which is about $3 USD, we were in business. That was my favorite part of the day. We started out in the wave pool, floated around the outside of it on inner tubes, and then went down a big slide. I didn't want to go down the slide at first, but Doug and George were all about it. I ended up being glad because it was really fun. I rode with George and I think the two of us weighed more than most Taiwanese so we went really fast.
Moving to a new country and culture is so intense. I think I will lose weight because my apartment still grosses me out and I lose my appetite. Also, I feel intimidated to order food from any of these little stands on the street, so I end up eating potato chips in my room or something. I'm sure I will get over my fear of trying to order food soon enough. There are so many little stands to try. At work I am feeling intimidated too. Every time I start a new job I'm nervous to speak up for myself when I need help or have a question. It seems like everyone else is so busy with their own stuff and I don't want to bother anyone. However, they are supposed to help me if I need it, thats part of their jobs too. I think I will try to be bold and smile more. That makes it easier to interrupt someone or bother someone.
Friday, May 22, 2009
Later that day
Maybe one day I'll be happy that I couldn't get internet at my apartment right away, since its giving me plenty of time to record my feelings about my first day in Chiayi. Right now I'm annoyed and I feel lonely in my new place all by myself with no contact with the outside world. I haven't even been able to tell friends that I have a new cell phone #.
Today I got a ride with Will to observe his class and then an older class with a Chinese girl named Pallas. Pallas did her class almost exactly out of the book, but Will's was all over the place. Very different styles. There is definitely going to be a tough learning curve for me with these classes. Wow. The guys seem pretty cool though.
I can't wait to get a scooter! I walked home from the school today and it took 40 minutes. It was night time, so the heat wasn't too bad. But I was still sweaty and tired when I got home. I don't know what I'll do when I have to get there during the day. Maybe I should go to the temple and pray for a bike of some sort. Jenny, my head teacher, was telling me about temples and how you are supposed to go into some at night and some during the day. You have to tell the gods your name and where you live and ask very specifically for whatever you want. At this point I'm not sure how else to get a scooter so maybe I should give it a shot!
All day I've been doubting my decision to take the apartment. There was another one that was pretty nice for 1/3 of the price and right next door to the school. I should have taken that for 2 months, gotten settled in and then moved over here or in with a different roommate or something. It would have made my start up costs so much lower. I do have enough money for this apartment, I did all the figures. But it wouldn't have hurt to get a super cheap place for awhile to sort out my budget and be more sure that this will work. I just got enamored with the view and the space and the ability to have such a nice apartment for the first time ever. Another downer has been the cleaning. I can't believe this tradition of cleaning up the last tenant's mess when you move in. Yuck! I worked all day on the kitchen and haven't even touched the cupboards yet...which smell super funky when I open them. Ew. And then there's the bathroom...mold, soap scum, the works. I just hope that I bond with the place through scrubbing down every inch.
But I did choose this apartment, so now I need to enjoy it. Maybe I'll be able to find a roommate later on. That would definitely help with the cost and the loneliness. In the meantime, I'm on the lookout for a cat. I already know where to get litter and food, so now I just need to find a pet store.
So right now I'm in need of a cat, a bike and the internet...none of which I feel capable of securing by myself. I wanted an adventure, and this is part of it!
Today I got a ride with Will to observe his class and then an older class with a Chinese girl named Pallas. Pallas did her class almost exactly out of the book, but Will's was all over the place. Very different styles. There is definitely going to be a tough learning curve for me with these classes. Wow. The guys seem pretty cool though.
I can't wait to get a scooter! I walked home from the school today and it took 40 minutes. It was night time, so the heat wasn't too bad. But I was still sweaty and tired when I got home. I don't know what I'll do when I have to get there during the day. Maybe I should go to the temple and pray for a bike of some sort. Jenny, my head teacher, was telling me about temples and how you are supposed to go into some at night and some during the day. You have to tell the gods your name and where you live and ask very specifically for whatever you want. At this point I'm not sure how else to get a scooter so maybe I should give it a shot!
All day I've been doubting my decision to take the apartment. There was another one that was pretty nice for 1/3 of the price and right next door to the school. I should have taken that for 2 months, gotten settled in and then moved over here or in with a different roommate or something. It would have made my start up costs so much lower. I do have enough money for this apartment, I did all the figures. But it wouldn't have hurt to get a super cheap place for awhile to sort out my budget and be more sure that this will work. I just got enamored with the view and the space and the ability to have such a nice apartment for the first time ever. Another downer has been the cleaning. I can't believe this tradition of cleaning up the last tenant's mess when you move in. Yuck! I worked all day on the kitchen and haven't even touched the cupboards yet...which smell super funky when I open them. Ew. And then there's the bathroom...mold, soap scum, the works. I just hope that I bond with the place through scrubbing down every inch.
But I did choose this apartment, so now I need to enjoy it. Maybe I'll be able to find a roommate later on. That would definitely help with the cost and the loneliness. In the meantime, I'm on the lookout for a cat. I already know where to get litter and food, so now I just need to find a pet store.
So right now I'm in need of a cat, a bike and the internet...none of which I feel capable of securing by myself. I wanted an adventure, and this is part of it!
1st day in Chiayi
Its my first morning in my new apartment in Chiayi. I had a hard time sleeping last night...maybe because my new bed is so hard. I was also feeling excited and nervous. Right now I'm feeling anxious, and I'm not sure why. Maybe its because I put my clothes in the washing machine that is all in Chinese...and I have no idea what setting its on! I really wish I had the internet now, because I feel really disconnected from friends and family without it. And its 8:40 pm in Montana/Colorado...the perfect time to chat with someone. :( Its ok though, I'll get it set up soon and I'll have plenty of mornings like this when I can talk to people.
I went to the store this morning to buy some cleaning supplies. A big grocery store is really close to my place, so thats great. On the way back I was walking with 2 big bags of stuff and a Taiwanese girl stopped to give me a ride on her scooter. She said it was too hot to walk. She spoke great English and had a gorgeous golden retriever with her who just trotted along beside her. I should have gotten her name or something...but she just gave me a ride to the apartment and helped me figure out how to get in through the gates. Haha. What a dork I am, I didn't know how to get into my own apartment. Oh well, I figured it out.
Wow, I'm having a hard time right now. I'm trying to listen to music and everything reminds me of home, and friends. I feel so isolated. I'm doubting my decision to get this apartment by myself. I could have moved into one with a roommate for only $120 a month, and it was located right next to the school. But this one is awesome. And it has a great view. Plus, I can get a cat. I need to try to find one asap. The thing that sucks about this apartment is that its not too clean. For some reason people always clean when they move in, instead of when they move out. So I tried to buy some cleaning supplies but was confused about what kind of products I was supposed to get. I ended up with something that says bathroom cleaner, and figured that I could use it in the kitchen too. I also need to buy a broom because the one that was here is broken.
I went to the store this morning to buy some cleaning supplies. A big grocery store is really close to my place, so thats great. On the way back I was walking with 2 big bags of stuff and a Taiwanese girl stopped to give me a ride on her scooter. She said it was too hot to walk. She spoke great English and had a gorgeous golden retriever with her who just trotted along beside her. I should have gotten her name or something...but she just gave me a ride to the apartment and helped me figure out how to get in through the gates. Haha. What a dork I am, I didn't know how to get into my own apartment. Oh well, I figured it out.
Wow, I'm having a hard time right now. I'm trying to listen to music and everything reminds me of home, and friends. I feel so isolated. I'm doubting my decision to get this apartment by myself. I could have moved into one with a roommate for only $120 a month, and it was located right next to the school. But this one is awesome. And it has a great view. Plus, I can get a cat. I need to try to find one asap. The thing that sucks about this apartment is that its not too clean. For some reason people always clean when they move in, instead of when they move out. So I tried to buy some cleaning supplies but was confused about what kind of products I was supposed to get. I ended up with something that says bathroom cleaner, and figured that I could use it in the kitchen too. I also need to buy a broom because the one that was here is broken.
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