Thursday, June 28, 2012

...aaand we're back

Haven't fallen off the face of the planet quite yet.

So... recent updates ...
Well... its summer. That is without question. The temperature is high... all the time. And humidity is unreal. In addition, we are in a bit of a typhoon season. So unexpected heavy rain, thunder, and lightning are a frequent occurrence. (When I say 'heavy' rain, I don't mean buckets of rain so much as entire olympic sized swimming pools of rain suddenly falling from the sky all at once)
So far there have been two official nation-wide emergency alert typhoons in the past two months.Which is quite nice for us, because much like snow-days back home... schools are closed. So we get a free day, albeit unproductive since leaving the house inevitably results in getting completely drenched. If you happen to be homeless, a farmer, or a chicken, however... these occasions mean doom.
The number of earthquakes has also multiplied lately (is it possible to have an earthquake season?) We frequently have small earthquakes, probably once or twice a day, that are hardly noticeable unless you are lying down. But we've had some much more noticeable ones lately that almost prompted me to run and stand in a door frame (but as per usual, I have no interest in getting out of bed).
Melissa and I have moved upstairs out of our 'asylum', and are temporarily house-sitting the brother's apartment upstairs while he is on vacation for a month. His is much nicer than ours, so it's been a relief. No mold or noisy neighbors, a fridge that works, hot water, windows with real sunlight, and fresh air! It's like being at the Ritz.
Melissa departs from Taiwan in two weeks, at which point I will be flying solo for the remainder of my stay.
I have notified the kindergarten of my plans to leave, this news was not received well. My boss's exact words were 'I want to die'. (The Taiwanese tend to be a bit over-dramatic)
I plan on notifying the other employer this afternoon, and I'm hoping she will take it a little easier.
Well, July is just around the corner and things will be getting much more hectic as September approaches. I will try to post an update here and there along the way.