So Christmas was awhile ago, and it was different... I elected to go to school on Christmas because it's something I don't think I'll ever do again and it was fun being there with my class. Although when my English teacher saw me she asked me why I was at school on Christmas. But had I not gone I would have missed out on all the excitement- there was a car explosion right outside the front of the school. Needless to say I was more confused than usual. My class also did a present swap and I got some cute little cards from people so overall it was a memorable day.
The English Singing Competition was fun! Hosting was more nervewracking to me because only a few hours prior to the contest did we practice, and I had to sing a little solo without music. As a host I had to dress up like a famous person so I chose Taylor Swift and then of course I had to sing a T-swift song. There were some mic problems so everything didn't go as smooth as it could have but overall I think it went well. When I finally performed with my class I thought we did a good job, but the judges seemed to have thought otherwise, we did not get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd. Oh well, the rest of the grade told us that we should have at least placed.
For new years we actually got two days off! Which was good because it was my last weekend with my first host family. We went to Yingge, Sanxia (where I live now), and Tamsui. We kind of just checked out the towns, went into shops, walked around, and ate. so. much. My family jokes that their vacation stops are dictated by what food they can get at a stop. For example we went to a temple, but right next to that temple there was a little food market known for these salty eggs which of course we bought.
So on January 2nd, I switched to my second host family. I now live in Sanxia, which makes my commute to school quite a while, about an hour and a half. But I'm lucky because I really like this family. They have more free time to spend with me and as a result I'm learning a lot more. I've already learned how to make some traditional Chinese dishes, like dumplings, and I know I'll be learning more! I have two older sisters, Wendy (29) and Nina (26). Wendy lives in China with her husband but she's been over here twice since I moved in. Nina lives at the house but she's been pretty busy with work so she gets home late, but I think when she gets some free time she's mentioned plans for hanging out.
As I mentioned earlier I'm on winter break! For a whole month! I'm a little worried about my break being a whole month because that's a looooong stretch of time to go without my Chinese class. Hopefully my mom will be able to be my teache for awhile. The break is for Chinese New Years, which I think starts February 8th this year. I'm pretty sure for New Years I'll be going down south to Kaoshiang. My moms dad lives in Kaoshiang and we have a second apartment down there. I also have a three day East Taiwan Trip with all the other inbounds at the beginning of February.
That's it for now!
Abbie
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