Life these past few months

So, I (Sarah) haven't been the most diligent blogger. As I watch Zach pack for Japan I need something productive to do. Let's see...we've been exploring more of the night markets and have been trying more strange food. Hey, we've even tried stinky tofu. I don't recommend that, but whatever floats your boat.
So one night before prayer meeting Zach and I found this fun little vendor who sells pancakes in the shape of animals, guns, you name it! We totally played with our food!












In February I had spirit week at my school. Zach also had it the following week, but the high schoolers were kinda boring with their week. My students chose to dress in black. We look like we belong in "The Nightmare Before Christmas". We also had culture day. I tried to blend in with the Asians, but bad Chinese accent gave me away (or so my students said). I finally thought I had mastered how to say hello, and I said it to a student, but according to them, the tone I used meant "bird" instead of hello. I give up.



Right after spring break Zach's school had a masquerade banquet. Being faculty was great! We got a free supper (nothing too special), candy, and these sweet masks! Try to guess which one is me and which one is Zach. Yes, I turn everything into a game, especially when we're in a store looking for something. "Whoever finds the cooking tofu with the orange stripe on the side, not the black and white one that we can't understand any of the characters of and are scared to try first wins."


Also during my extra week for spring break, Zach took off a little time to explore more of Taipei with me. We saw online that they have the biggest ice-cream cones in Danshui (a section of Taipei), and we HAD to go. When we got there our tummies only desired the small, but still it's huge! The large was more than double the size of this cone. The potato wrapped around a long chopstick was also quite tasty. We truly felt like Taiwanese by snacking on food while exploring town.












Oh yeah, we also went the dentist - not usually an enjoyable experience. However, since we're "adults" now and have to pay for it, it really isn't enjoyable in the States. But we only paid $300NT for X-rays, check-up, and a filling. Wow! For those of you unknowledgeable about the NT, 300NT is a little less than $10 US. Amazing, right? That actually made my day that day. Now, I just need to have any broken bones or things like that here.
Well, that's it. Don't have much more to say. I just told my students this week that a picture is work a 1,000 words- s0 I've written a Phd dissertation. (not actually but it sounded good to say). Bye