Balloons and Exhaustion

Important info: Our school P.E. uniform is a different color for each grade. 1st years are red, 2nd yellow, 3rd blue. Our school crest is also made up of those colors. So are the uniforms on the Enterprise.

So today was the anaversery of the school. In "celebration" all of the students formed the Crest of the school. To do that, we stood around while the school officers and teachers directed us on where to stand. Then, we would run back to through the crowds and stand with our class. After that, we would run back to form the shape of the crest. We did this for a bit, and then people showed up and watched our final preformance. We ran into place, sat down, bent over so that our backs were showing, and the snapped a picture. Then, we ran back to our previeous grouped formation and stood around for a while. After a lot of boring speeches, the 3rd years were given balloons. They held them up in the air and relesed them on cue. It was beautiful. The ballons floated gently up into the air and were slowly swept away. Then we did more running around until it was time for lunch. Happy Birthday School! Thank you everyone for all of your love and support!

Zai Jian!

Um.. so, yeah.

Not much exciting has happened lately. I have been riding on a lot of trains lately. I find it quite enjoyable, the people watching and landscape out the window. I've had to go to Changhua most recently. I needed more fabric. There isn't a fabric store in Yuanlin, but the ride to Changhua is only about $1 U.S.D. The other day I had p.e. with some of the first years. It was interesting. We played volleyball for a bit, then I taught one of my friends a bit of soccer. I've been haveing a good, calm time. Thank you for everything. Your love and support mean the world.

Zai Jian!

Sewing

My current school life is mostly made up of sewing and other craftiness. Plus chinese. I have 7 hours of sewing classes a week, and 2 dresses I want to make by July. My crocheting/knitting class has moved on to quilting. Everyone is going to make a quilted bag. I decided to design the pattern for mine, and I start cutting my fabric on Thur. In handicraft class we are croceting, so I need to figure out a project. Any ideas?
I moved back to my first host family last Sunday. It is going well and I'm back to my old rutine (which is pretty much the same as my old rutine). The weather is hot again, so it is nice to be back to a house where I know how to work the air conditioning.
Thanks for all your love and support!

Zai Jian!

Penghu

This last weekend, Friday-Sunday, I went to Penghu with my district and 2 others. Lots of exchange students and lots of fun. Penghu is a small group of islands in the Taiwan strait. We went fishing in the ocean (caught 2 small red fish), fishing in a squid "tank", swimming, and haveing a great time. Squid fishing was interesting. You attatch a fish head to a line and toss it in. Then, the squid grabs it in it's tentecals and you reel it in. When they come to the surface they squirt water everywhere. It is a tone of fun, but after a while the squids get quite tired. It was fun to hang out with the other exchange students and be on a beach for the second time since moving to an island. I met a lot of great students and I can't wait untill the end of the month. We have a country wide confrence and all the students will be there. Liz is asking every week, so my expected return date is 7/11. Love you all! Thanks for your help!

Zai Jian!