Wild Times!

How are you all! I'm great, thanks - just decided to share an update with you, as it's been a while. Everything here is great, teaching and Chinese class and even the weather! This Wednesday Lee and I had the day off so we spent it in Taipei, it was awesome! We went shopping, explored the richest mall inside 101, went to this foreign grocery store to get a few things that remind us of home :o), got a couple things at the massive bookstore and then went to Chili's for an incredibly divine dinner! We didn't get back until 10 at night, and then just went right back out to bowling - not my finest hour! Last week I had my top score of 131, so I can only go down from there... but it was still tons of fun! Then around 1 we all moved it to the bar where I proceeded to win the next 7 games of pool in a row; I was unstoppable! We stayed there until after 4 in the morning, and then attempted the ultimate move in Taiwanese travel: 3 on a scooter. This is not even close to the ultimate move, to be honest, which actually involves 2 adults, 2 kids and a dog!! However, we did it the Canadian/Taiwanese way and it was the scariest 10 minutes of my entire life! Lee driving, with our friend Nate on the back and me, crouched down in the very front screaming for my life! It was a sight to see, I'll tell ya that right now! But no worries, we made it home safe and sound and it was actually kind of fun, but I still vowed to never ever do that again. It's not worth the risk. Meanwhile, we have been expecting the most recent arrival to the dorm, a guy named David, and found out this morning that he is not coming! All we know is that he missed his flight, and is no longer to be expected! I can only imagine what happened at the last minute to make him change his mind about coming here...!
All in all it was a long and crazy day followed by an even crazier night! This only leads into my next long and crazy day; my birthday is in 2 days....