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You know you are in Taiwan when:
You find your self saying “I am sorry I don’t understand.”
You know the smell of stinky Tofu.
You have a list of English games.
You spell things on the palm of your hand.
You do your laundry in the bathroom.
You live at a school
Your washing machine sings.
You walk down the street and say “Hello” to people you don’t know.
You wash your dishes in the bathroom.
Your pastimes are going shopping.
All of the yo yo’s look different from the ones that you played with.
You find your self singing children’s songs in and out of the classroom.
You know what each letter of the alphabet stands for.
You know what Coco Momo is.
You use a toaster oven for an oven.
Your teammate might race the ceiling fan for fun.
You see a fork, knife and spoon and think it is strange.
You spend a lot of time on xanga.
You buddy list is full of people wanting to talk to you.
You teammates try to talk you into learning self defense.
There is no separation between your shower and your bathroom.
You crave a home cooked meal made by your mom.
You get hugged from kids from every direction.
You can hear the people in the next room.
Your bedroom used to be a classroom.
You see flowers that you have never seen before.
You can see pointsettias growing everywhere.
You have a dish dryer instead of a dish washer.
So if you are wonder why we all love it so much here, maybe this will explain the love in our hearts that we have for Taiwan.
Sarah Deluca
Ji Ji Taiwan
