Overall August was a pretty slow month here in Taiwan. It started out with a fantastic and eye-opening trip to Malaysia (you can read about it in my four part series starting here). We ate ourselves silly, saw some sights, and had a great time with old friends.

Hawker center - Malaysia

We spent the rest of the month in Taiwan trying to stay cool. It was definitely hot in a way this Arizona girl was not used to. We only ventured outside when we needed food. We did find several new good restaurants near our house which was fun, although I'm hoping next month I can be braver and try out some of the less English friendly but very yummy looking food stands by us. I've developed a strange addiction to all the bottled drinks you can get at the convenience stores around here. Milk tea, green tea, jasmine tea, juices of every variety. What's not to like? I'll definitely miss this when we go back home.

Boba and Lemon Teas - two more new favorites

The month ended with almost a full day without power. I've never appreciated air-conditioning so much in my life. At one point we sat around in our underwear and stared at the ceiling. We also decided it would be a great idea to trudge down our 17 flights of stairs to go to the grocery store, stupidly thinking the power would be back on for sure when we got back. It wasn't and I got to fulfill a long standing dream of being a shirpa, lugging our bags back up the 17 floors. (I exaggerate a bit. It really wasn't that bad).

September is looking like it's going to be one heck of an exciting month! Right now I'm scheduled to hit 6 different countries. We're leaving this Friday for the Philippines, where we'll be doing some island hopping and daiquiri drinking on the beach, then a quick trip to Shanghai to see a friend and check out the world fair. Three days later it's off to Europe for me. I'll be meeting two girlfriends and driving through Germany, France, and Spain, eating and drinking and sightseeing and doing other generally girly things. It's my first girlfriends-only trip which I'm really excited about it. What a month I have planned!

Keep reading - I promise to update whenever I can (assuming I can get internet in all these places). And have a good September! Here's hoping for cooler weather.

A girl can dream can't she?

1 Comment

1. Anonymous on September 5, 2010 at 5:07 PM

   Not fair. Too much fun.