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I AM ON A ROLL!

I'm posting second day in a ROW!
Yesterday's post was quite vague, wasn't it?
Let me go into detail today... maybe. I talk a lot so it might take me forevs.

So let's see - RECAP!
My last "night" in Calgary was amazing - I never knew I had so many friends who would come out to my "last minute bbt gathering" at a Taiwanese BBT place. How fitting, right? >0<
It made me realize how blessed I was in Calgary... I miss my friends so very much. I miss being able to mass text my address book on my BlackBerry for random hangouts... I miss randomly calling, texting, BBMing... I was truly blessed with all my friends and I am feeling it here in Taiwan fo sho.
I have a huge family in Taiwan... but family just isn't the same as friends, you know?
Friends CHOOSE to be friends with each other and my cousins are just stuck being related to me. hahaaa~!
Thank you for being my friend. <3
  
I attend Saturday night service at the church my family here goes to and I attend my cousin Kyle's small group. It's quite the change - most of my lovely Calgarian friends are older and here, they are so young. The worship service is intense ... it's SO loud, includes flashing lights and people jumping. The church is  full of excitement and is very welcoming but I feel that I don't quite fit in... or I don't really want to. Hmmm. EMO! But it's the truth.

I was not emotionally ready to leave Calgary, I don't think.
I didn't realize that after Taiwan, I wouldn't be able to return to my comfortable life of Calgary - I'll be returning to Calgary to pack my things to leave for my new adventure in Vancouver.

I think Taiwan is preparing me for Vancouver - different city, people, food, weather, church, surroundings..... overall, different LIFE.
I am really excited for Vancouver but at the same time, it's going to be tough leaving Calgary.
I tried not to be all sentimental and think too much but I am extremely SENSITIVE (pffft - NOOB, I KNOW!) and I have a tonnnnn of feelings.

- man this feels like the "Xanga" days all over again. 

ANYWAY.
Enough feelings.
I've been doing my devotions through Our Daily Bread and one of my goals this year is to read the bible in its entirety. So far, so good. My SG leader is very accountable so it keeps me on my toes!

I am behind on one of my assignments. Is that a surprise? Nahhhhhhh.
I'll finish it by tomorrow, no big deal.

I have traveled from one end of Taiwan to the other.
I've been able to see so much of my little island.. learned so much and continuing to learn.
There are statues of my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-etc.... grandpa all over Taiwan. SWEET, right?!
And you guys always wondered why I was so proud of Taiwan.... DUURRRR! My ancestors are part of the history of Taiwan!!!!

My Mandarin is improving quickly ...
I'm even speaking Taiwanese - HOLLA BACK!

PICTURE TIME!

Changing of the guards in Taipei. SVEET.

Me + Sun Yat-Sen aka Taiwan's founding father

Andrea + I at Taiwan's BEST university - guess who thought of the excellent pose?!

TAIWAN REN - TAIWAN YUN - TAIWANESE PERSON!

Monkeys that are only found in Taiwan - this was in Kaohsiung. CHECK OUT ITS RED BUM!

Papaya milk.. I used to drink it when I was younger. MMM MEMORIES!

This was waaaay back when I JUST got to Taiwan.

Mei is a G with toilet paper and sunglasses at night.

I am also G with my TAIWAN hat and Togepi I found in my cousin's room. 

YEAH? AGREED?! >0<

Skype-ing with OREO!!!!! 

He's looking at me... <3 !!!!

I MISS YOU GUYS. so much. 
Thank you for reading my blog and keeping up with my adventures.
I will start writing every day - maybe even twice a day.
I talk a lot.
As you all know........... >_<

Let me know how your day was... week... or LIFE?!
EW. My room smells like BBQ cuz my jacket was near the bbq today.
GAH GROSS.

OK. that's all - HOLLA BAAAAACK!
please and thanks ^_^

SLACKER.

Why, hello friends!

Just having some bubble tea in Taiwan... 

I have titled this blog "SLACKER" because I most definitely am.

I LOVE WRITING! But... I always end up wanting to say so much to you, my lovely friend that I put it off for another day.. 

Here's a quick update since I last wrote : 

• I have been to Kaohsiung 5x in the 1.5months I have been in Taiwan - it's a city that is half an hour way (by car) and is more developed than Tainan
• I have seen more family in a month than in my entire life.. I think... 
• I have eaten A LOT - don't worry. I weigh myself all the time. I have another 2 months of this eating and eating and eating... lifestyle >0<
• I SAW MONKEYS YESTERDAY!!!! - they live in the mountains in Kaohsiung and just roam the streets - how our rabbits and deers roam ours
• I see a lot of "fresh" food - aka the animals are alive one minute and on your plate cooked the next
• I have gone bowling more than 5x since I've been here.. my cousins love it. My highest score = 75. My lowest = 32. @_@
• My parents are here. 
• I received a lot of Red Envelopes for Chinese New Year's. YEEEUH
• I had a mini-vacay in Taipei with my new friend, Andrea that I met in Canada 
• I walked home BY MYSELF from my practicum school *I made a video but it won't upload for some weird reason boooooo

Now I'm going to include some pictures!

Hope you guys enjoy. QUESTIONS?! ask meeee!

Reuniting with Alex - a friend from VANCOUVER I hadn't seen in 8 years in Taipei.

Taipei Flora Expo - Of course I would pick the one with the keyboard, right?!

Thanks to Andrea + her fam for letting me stay with them in Tapei!

Putting up Chinese New Year's decorations outside our house!

We're blasting a cannon... durr. what else?

The umbrella is for the sun. - this is part of my fam ^_^

Ostriches. They are GIGANTIC!!!!

I'm going to upload more pictures tomorrow.

My computer isn't cooperating with me right now.

I miss all my wonderful friends in Canada. T_T

Please update me about your lives.. OK?! OK!