I love life!! New experiences arise all the time! After visiting the C.K.C. memorial yesterday, I couldn’t quite see how there could be two great adventures in one weekend. Once again the world is full of surprises!
This morning we left the Chen’s apartments here in Taipei after a wonderful refreshing time spent in the Word of God and time spent in prayer. We were heading towards the mysterious place where we were to soon attend a press conference concerning the English Camps we taught and also the coming school year. We then took the MRT (underground subway) to the appointed destination. We had to walk a little bit of the way so for those of you who know me you know how fond I tend to be of such activities!
Today’s weather greatly resembled yesterdays’ forecast of hot, humid,
and very sunny. I’m starting to get use to the humidity and the
constant perspiration it tends to drag along with it! I noticed the other day that I started to where my hair down instead of always up! I “must” be getting used to the weather! On a really humid day you can see the humidity sitting there where ever you look like a sea of fog after a hard rain.
I think what amazes me most is seeing all these Taiwanese women carry an open umbrella in the rain, and sunshine! It’s “very” different!
*giggle* For some reason we were waiting on some team members outside today and I opened up my umbrella ( I carry one if I know I will be outside for long periods of time so as not to get rained upon if it so chooses to do so! ) I received quite the reaction from my team mates.
Some disowned me for the time being, some told me I was starting to fit in, while others thought it was a good time to put it away being as the sun was very much in full array!
So that was my twerky urge for the day!
Now that I am completely off track, I can mention that I was so excited to see the rest of the team at the press conference! Although we’ve been apart for little less then two weeks it feels like at least a month or two! So many different things have happened since then like, camps starting, separate adventures, and even inside jokes! It was a blessing to be reunited with them for a few hours.
Our team here from Taipei was the first to arrive at the press conference. There were just a few reporters in various corners of the conference room waiting to start. Some did start to take some random pictures of us and talk with the leaving team members. Some of the team assistants arrived shortly after that. Of course when the rest of the English teachers came it was a great reunion.
After our entire Hello’s, what’s up, and I miss you’s, we were then channeled into our various seats. A team assistant sat every other seat between us. I was very grateful being as I needed an interrupter in order to understand Mandarin.
Morgan Sun, the president of the educational dept. of King Car then welcomed us publicly to Taiwan and thanked us for our service here. There were several different representatives for the various school districts that attended. They also, in turn welcomed the new teachers, thanked the previous ones, and shared their vision for the learning of English for their schools. It’s amazing to see the zeal that these teachers and representatives have for us coming to their school district. The majority of the conference was in Mandarin so much of it was translated to me.
After the times of sharing there was a time of questions and comments both from the English teachers and reporters. Then it was the final frosting of the event! Picture time!! It will be very interesting to look in the newspaper here tomorrow!
After the blessed event we then were served a wonderful Chinese buffet for lunch provided by King Car, and given a small gift in appreciation.
It was very much a busy morning. We then spent the afternoon with the other team mates, site seeing and shopping in Taipei.
Once again we will be starting up another English Camp this week. I think it will be a little more challenging this week seeing that we will have approx. 16 students attending from last week as well as the revised format of our camp schedule. On top of that we as a team decided that we should switch teaching positions to broaden of teaching skills. I will be teaching the advanced class, Joel will be teaching the intermediate, and Chase will be teaching the beginners. Josiah and our newest team member to Taipei, Katrina will be helping wherever the need is and setting up for various parts of the activities of the week. Even though it will be a long week ahead of us it will again be a good one. I’m very much looking forward to what the Lord will share with me and my team this final week in Taipei.
Mai Lewis
