Writing from Kaohsiung

Hello!!!! I'm In Kaohsiung now. Moved here on Monday by Bus. It was a nice ride. I watch a couple of movies without sound. Afterwords I found out that there were speakers behind my seat that could have been turned on. Oh well.

Anyways, Moryam and I have have more training down here. We will definitely take all we can get, but right now I'm at the point where I just want to start. I don't think I can really improve much until I get my hands dirty, so to speak.

I definitely like the city better than Taipei. At least for now. It seems more Navigable. However, that's not saying much; you can be right next to the electronics store and not know it because most of the signs are written in Chinese. I definitely am planning to take a course in Chinese. Then I will actually know what I'm Eating. I won't have to worry about it being Dog.

Food is Great, and Cheap (great, assuming that I've not been eating Dog). You can usually get a good meal for less than $3US. It will be interesting to see how many hours we will be working. Right now were not sure. But they will definitely be in the evenings.

Most likely, I will be getting a scooter. YES!!!!!! Kaohsiung doesn't have a very good public transportation service yet, so most people use scooters or cars.

That's about all for now. Oh, Wait, The last thing. A fun little blurb that I composed in free verse because Moryam ( also known as Van opstallion) was making fun of my awesome rhyming skills:

The light of the evening sun
Is like golden fire on the East China Sea.
Above the clouds of mist and rain the cry of the bird roars.
It flies its own path and chooses its own destiny,
And those who fly with it choose a fate not of their own making.
They have with strong wings subdued the wind.
But only for a time.

That all. What fun!!!!
Until Later,

Jonathan

To anyone who takes it upon themselves to read this account,

Greetings!! I just set up this web blog, and am in the process even now of figuring out how it works. As I write, Moryam and I are in Mr. Brown's Coffee house, writing. Tomorrow we will be leaving Taipei and heading to the southern tip of Taiwan, to the city of Kaohsiung -pronounces gao (like cow) she - ung. Supposedly, the temperature in Kaahsiung is warmer than in Taipei. I really hope that it isn't much warmer, as I am nearly always sticky and hot, even though I take several showers a day. Oh, and by the way, it is Sunday, and my luggage still hasn't arrived. I'm not prepared to worry about it as there is nothing I can do to make it come faster. However, if I find that it is lost for good, Ohhhhhhh, that won't be good.

As for teaching, well, we haven't started yet, but we have sat in on several classes. I think its going to be a little scary, but I kind of just want to start. We still have more training, but I think its one of those things where practice is essential, and it is worse waiting with the unexpected and unknown hanging over your head.

We're going to try to find a Church here in Taipei city. Moryam found one on the Internet that look pretty close to where we live.

I think that might be it for now. I'm going to see if this posts. Later on, i hope to get my camera linked up and upload pictures and videos. But one step at a time.