Showing posts with label Kanting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kanting. Show all posts

Monday, July 13, 2009

Last Days in Taiwan

Hello folks,

I've reached my last day in Taiwan.

Here are some of my "goodbye" photos from Changhua.

This is my bellydancing class: they gave me a belt and a set of bellydancing clothes to encourage me to continue when I return to the US. Very sweet. Our teacher (center) looks like she's 20 but has a child that old! I couldn't believe it.


I randomly decided to perm my hair:



I went to Neurosurgery again. This is me with a piece of skull we're about to put back in:



My last night in Changhua. We went to sing karaoke.


I busted out "Yue Liang Dai Biao Wo De Xin," my one Chinese song.



The send off crew at the train station:



After arriving in Kaoshiung, my family took me to Kanting, the most southern tip of Taiwan. It was really beautiful, with brilliant colors and a vacation atmosphere.


My aunt and uncle had fun pretending to carry me on a traditional wedding palanquin.



We came back and the next day, we went to Mei Shan (Plum Mountain). The weather was MUCH cooler (we were above 1000 m from sea level). Taiwan really has diverse geography.


This is a swinging bridge over a gorge. It was far enough down that you probably could bungee jump off of it. It lead to a traditional village for Taiwanese aborigines (Austronesian people).

We just arrived from Mei Shan and I'm getting my bags ready for the plane tomorrow morning. I hope my luggage is not going to be overweight!