Three Months.

This whole typing paragraphs in English thing is becoming more difficult by the day.

I've been in Taipei for 3 months now and I'm really enjoying myself. I find that my Chinese is improving at a rapid pace that I'm quite content with. November was a rather slow month that provided me with an excess of time to collect my thoughts and set new goals for myself.

This past month, I've done a little bit of exploring around Taipei. I went to a night market with some new classmates and chowed down on stinky tofu while enjoying a gorgeous view of a river. I went with some exchange students to a place called Tianmu in the northern part of Taipei. Tianmu is filled with cute little shops and many foreigners because of the two foreign schools in the area. I was brought to a small grocery store, just packed full of food I haven't seen in quite some time. Honey Nut Cheerios, Cookies and Cream Hersheys, Ritz Crackers, Lions and tigers and bears oh my. Then I take a look at my dinner table and see miniature squids. This month, I've also gone to a museum and learned a little bit of Chinese calligraphy. I spent a day explaining my home country to potential outbound exchange students as well.

Unfortunately, I had to say goodbye to a good friend on my seventeenth birthday (which by the way, I'm 17 now!!) but I've also made many new friends. I meet more of my schoolmates each week and they're all very friendly. So friendly, in fact, that I recieved a marriage proposal from one a few weeks ago, to which I replied, "Perhaps, what's your name?" I'll send out the invitations soon.

I have plenty to look forward in the next couple of months. Christmas is fast approaching, as well as the new year. Also, the lovely, month-long winter break off high school in mid-January. I'll probably be switching host families during that time. My next host family lives on the very outskirts of the city, so I'll let you know how that is when I get there.

To my Canadian family and friends, I miss you all very much. To my friends in Taiwan, I'm really enjoying your company. And to Mr. Sammy Daylor, I miss you my darling; I hope you're doing fantastically. Until next month, adieu.