The scoop in Taiwan
OK so I'm writing this from my office because it's the only place I have internet access. I'm not sure what I'm going to do tonight, so I might cut this off abruptly.
Sanzhi...I have to turn some students' senior project into a video documentary. It's a town to the north of Danshui, northeast of Taipei City. It was a cute town. I liked how during the day it was not quite empty, but there were only a few people around. I thought it was easy to relax. The restaurant I ate at, Lao Difang, was really good. I had Oily Tofu Noodle Soup, which really wasn't that oily, but it was super delicious. I also had xiaolongbao, ginger pork dumplings. They steam them to order, which is awesome. Bubble tea is better here, I might end up drinking it every day. It's also 5-6x cheaper! Sanzhi...there was a temple right in the middle of town with businesses built around it. It reminded me of Italy where there is a historical landmark and then shops and business as usual right around it. I think it's hard for me to really capture this town, or the other towns around Danshui, at least until I spend more time there. After Sanzhi, I still have to do Shimen and Jinshan. I accidentally went to Shimen today, sort of. I went to the beach, Baishawan (white sand bay). I didn't stay long, because I didn't go there on purpose. Once I realized I had passed Sanzhi, I got off the bus at the next stop, which happened to be a really pretty beach! I might go tomorrow morning. I might go back to laodifang for lunch, it was so good.
Last night was my birthday, it was less chaotic than last year's. I went to the night market in downtown Danshui with Evan, one of my old conversation partners from Seattle. It was fun! I ate so many weird things: iron eggs, stinky tofu, squid balls, and pig blood cake were the weirdest. I liked everything but the pig blood cake. I also had taiwnese mochi, bubble milk tea, fresh mango ice and some kind of soybean dessert. I could totally get used to eating like that, especially since it costs so little.
OK now I'm going into town for a couple hours. Finish this later.
Sanzhi...I have to turn some students' senior project into a video documentary. It's a town to the north of Danshui, northeast of Taipei City. It was a cute town. I liked how during the day it was not quite empty, but there were only a few people around. I thought it was easy to relax. The restaurant I ate at, Lao Difang, was really good. I had Oily Tofu Noodle Soup, which really wasn't that oily, but it was super delicious. I also had xiaolongbao, ginger pork dumplings. They steam them to order, which is awesome. Bubble tea is better here, I might end up drinking it every day. It's also 5-6x cheaper! Sanzhi...there was a temple right in the middle of town with businesses built around it. It reminded me of Italy where there is a historical landmark and then shops and business as usual right around it. I think it's hard for me to really capture this town, or the other towns around Danshui, at least until I spend more time there. After Sanzhi, I still have to do Shimen and Jinshan. I accidentally went to Shimen today, sort of. I went to the beach, Baishawan (white sand bay). I didn't stay long, because I didn't go there on purpose. Once I realized I had passed Sanzhi, I got off the bus at the next stop, which happened to be a really pretty beach! I might go tomorrow morning. I might go back to laodifang for lunch, it was so good.
Last night was my birthday, it was less chaotic than last year's. I went to the night market in downtown Danshui with Evan, one of my old conversation partners from Seattle. It was fun! I ate so many weird things: iron eggs, stinky tofu, squid balls, and pig blood cake were the weirdest. I liked everything but the pig blood cake. I also had taiwnese mochi, bubble milk tea, fresh mango ice and some kind of soybean dessert. I could totally get used to eating like that, especially since it costs so little.
OK now I'm going into town for a couple hours. Finish this later.