Ashleyhughes’s Weblog

Hi All!

 Well, I’m back at school today teaching my 12 hour day!  The typhoon came through yesterday and I got a day off, so that was great and I slept all day.  I finally bought a guitar acoustic/electric for only $75 U.S. dollars, which is dirt cheap!  I’m bringing it in to school tomorrow, and I learned a song for the kids already…that should add a new twist to the classroom, much needed!  I was going to bring it today but I overslept and was in a hurry to get out so I had to hop on my scooter.  I still have to find a gas station, which scares me for some reason.  My Taiwanese friend even drew me a map of where to find the gas station, but I don’t know why this scares me.  I mean, I can come over to a foreign country all by myself and get lost, but driving a scooter to a gas station just scares me because it is not on my planned path to and from work and home.  Oh, but I have done more here that I would have NEVER done at home as far as being courageous is concerned.  Man, when I get home, I　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈａｔ　ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｓｃａｒｅ　ｍｅ！　　（Ｓｏｒｒｙ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｏｎｔ　ｊｕｓｔ　ｇｏｔ　ｇｈｅｔｔｏ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｈｏｗ　ｔｏ　ｃｈａｎｇｅ　ｉｔ！）　Ｉ’ｍ　ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ　ｏｎ　ｓｏｍｅ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ　ｎｏｗ，　ｊｕｓｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｂａｓｉｃｓ。。。ｉｔ　ｈａｓ　ｂｅｅｎ　ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ　ｆｏｒ　ｍｅ　ｔｏ　ｃａｌｍ　ｄｏｗｎ　ｅｎｏｕｇｈ　ｔｏ　ｓｉｔ　ｄｏｗｎ　ａｎｄ　ｒｅａｄ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｎｅｗ　ｐｈｒａｓｅｓ。　　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｓｏ　ｈｙｐｅｒ　ｈｅｒｅ。　　Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｆｕｎｎｙ，　ｂａｃｋ　ｈｏｍｅ，　Ｉ　ｗｏｕｌｄ　ｓｔａｙ　ｈｏｍｅ　ａｌｌ　ｄａｙ　ａｎｄ　ｂｅ　ｌａｚｙ。。。Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｗｈａｔ　ｌａｚｙ　ｉｓ　ａｎｙｍｏｒｅ。　　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｍｙ　ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ　ｉｓ　ｓｏ　ｓｍａｌｌ　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｂｙ　ｍｙｓｅｌｆ，　ｓｏ　ｉｆ　Ｉ　ｓｔａｙ　ｈｏｍｅ　Ｉ　ｓｔａｒｔ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ａｎｔｓｙ。　　

Ｈｍｍｍ。。。ｗｈａｔ　ｅｌｓｅ　ｉｓ　ｎｅｗ？　　Ｏｖｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｉｄ　ｋａｒａｏｋｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ　ａｎｄ　ｍｅｔ　ｓｏｍｅ　Ｔａｉｗａｎｅｓｅ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ　ｗｈｏ　ｓｐｏｋｅ　ｐｒｅｔｔｙ　ｇｏｏｄ　Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ。　　Ｓｏ，　ｔｈｅ　ｎｅｗ　ｓｃｏｏｐ　ｉｓ　ｔｈａｔ　ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ，　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｎｏｔ　ｔｈａｔ　Ｔａｉｗａｎｅｓｅ　ｂｏｙｓ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈａｔ　ａｌｌ　Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ　ｇｉｒｌｓ　ａｒｅ　ｓｌｕｔｓ，　ｂｕｔ　ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ｓｈｙ　ｗｈｅｎ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｓｅｅ　ｕｓ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ　ｂａｒｒｉｅｒ。　　Ｉ　ｄｉｄ　ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｏｎｃｅ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ　ｄｒｉｎｋｉｎｇ　ａｎｄ　ｔｈｅｎ　ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ　ｔｏ　ｍｅ　ａｎｄ　Ｃｏｌｌｅｅｎ。。。ｈａｈａ！　　Ｉ　ｇｕｅｓｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｌｙ　ｔｉｍｅ　ａ　ｇｕｙ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｔａｌｋ　ｔｏ　ｍｅ　ｉｓ　ｉｆ　ｈｅ　ｄｒｉｎｋｓ　ｅｎｏｕｇｈ　ｔｏ　ｇｅｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ。　　Ｏｎｅ　ｇｕｙ　ｓｅｅｍｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｂｅ　ｐｒｅｔｔｙ　ｔｈｒｉｌｌｅｄ　ｔｈａｔ　ｈｅ　ｋｎｅｗ　ａｎ　Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ　ｃｕｓｓ　ｗｏｒｄ，　ｓｏ　ｈｅ　ｋｅｐｔ　ｓａｙｉｎｇ　ｉｔ　ｏｖｅｒ　ａｎｄ　ｏｖｅｒ　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｗａｓ　ｑｕｉｔｅ　ａｎｎｏｙｉｎｇ，　Ｉ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｗａｎｔｅｄ　ｔｏ　ｈｉｔ　ｈｉｍ。　　Ｏｈ，　ａｎｄ　Ｉ　ｄｉｄ　ｏｖｅｒｈｅａｒ　ｍｙ　ｆｒｉｅｎｄ　ｙｅｌｌ　ａ　ｃｕｓｓ　ｗｏｒｄ　ｉｎ　Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ，　ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ　ｔｈａｔ　ｏｕｔ　ａｎｄ　ｈｅ　ｓａｉｄ，　”Ｎｏ，　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｓａｙ　ｔｈａｔ，　ｉｔ’ｓ　ｂａｄ！”　　ｈａｈａ，　ｏｆｃｏｕｒｓｅ　Ｉ　ｈａｄ　ｔｏ。　　Ｓｏ，　Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｗｉｔｈ　Ｃｏｌｌｅｅｎ　ａｎｄ　Ｊｕｎ　ｔｈａｔ　ｎｉｇｈｔ，　Ｊｕｎ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｎｅ　ｗｈｏ　ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ　ｕｓ　ｔｏ　ｄｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｋａｒａｏｋｅ，　ａｎｄ　ｗｅ　ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ　ｈａｄ　ｏｔｈｅｒ　ｐｌａｎｓ　ｂｕｔ　ｗｅ　ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ　ｔｈｅｍ　ａｔ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｓｔ　ｍｉｎｕｔｅ。　　Ｉｆ　ａｎｙｏｎｅ　ｈａｓ　ａ　ｍｙｓｐａｃｅ，　ｃｈｅｃｋ　ｏｕｔ　ｍｙ　ｖｉｄｅｏ　ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ　ｏｆ　ｔｈａｔ　ｎｉｇｈｔ　Ｉ　ｐｏｓｔｅｄ　ａ　ｓｈｏｒｔ　ｃｌｉｐ。　　Ｉ　ｔｅｌｌ　ｙｏｕ，　ｔｈａｔ　ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ　ＥＶＥＲＹ　ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ，　ｉｆ　Ｉ　ｍａｋｅ　ｐｌａｎｓ，　ｔｈｅｙ　ＮＥＶＥＲ　ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄ！　　Ｔｈｅｙ　ａｒｅ　ａｌｗａｙｓ　ｏｖｅｒｔｈｒｏｗｎ　ｂｙ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ｌａｓｔ　ｍｉｎｕｔｅ　ｔｈａｔ　ｅｎｄｓ　ｕｐ　ｅｘｃｅｅｄｉｎｇ　ｍｙ　ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎｓ　ｏｆ　ｆｕｎ！　　：ｏ）　　Ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｇｒｅａｔ！

Ｔｈｉｓ　ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｌｏｎｇ　ｏｎｅ，　ｗｅ　ｈａｖｅ　Ｍｏｎｄａｙ　ａｎｄ　ｍａｙｂｅ　Ｔｕｅｓｄａｙ　ｏｆｆ　ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｍｏｏｎ　ｆｅｓｔｉｖａｌ。　　Ｃｈｅｃｋ　ｏｕｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｌｉｎｋ　ｔｏ　ｒｅａｄ　ｍｏｒｅ：

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Autumn_Festival

Ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｅｌｙ　ｈａｖｅ　ａ　ｌｏｔ　ｔｏ　ｗｒｉｔｅ　ａｂｏｕｔ　ａｆｔｅｒ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ　ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｂｅ　ｆｕｌｌ　ｏｆ　ｅｘｐｌｏｒｉｎｇ！　　Ｉ　ａｍ　ｓｏ　ａｃｔｉｖｅ　ｈｅｒｅ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　ｇｒｅａｔ！　　Ｅｖｅｒｙ　ｗｅｅｋｅｎｄ　ｉｓ　ｐａｃｋｅｄ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｓ　ａｎｄ　ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ　ｎｅｗ　ｐｅｏｐｌｅ。　　Ｉ’ｖｅ　ｒｅａｌｌｙ　ｂｅｃｏｍｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｏｆ　ａｎ　ｅｘｔｒｏｖｅｒｔ　ｈｅｒｅ，　ｆｏｒ　ｓｕｒｅ！　　Ｉ　ａｌｓｏ　ｍａｙ　ｊｏｉｎ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｇｒｏｕｐ　ｏｆ　ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎｅｒｓ　ｔｈａｔ　ａ　ｌａｄｙ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｃｈｕｒｃｈ　ｔｏｌｄ　ｍｅ　ａｂｏｕｔ，　ｔｈｅｙ　ｇｏ　ｈｉｋｉｎｇ　ｅｖｅｒｙ　ｍｏｎｔｈ。　　

Ｏｋａｙ！　　Ｗｅｌｌ，　Ｉ’ｍ　ｈｅａｄｉｎｇ　ｂａｃｋ　ｔｏ　ｔｈｅ　ｏｆｆｉｃｅ　ｎｏｗ。。。

Ｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ｔｈｅ　ｖｉｄｅｏ：

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