Finally Blogging Again, Dustin Ackerman

Okay, sorry about the lack of blogging. The past few days have been really busy. I'm not sure how much I'll remember.

Tuesday we went to Ping Jeng High school. It was the day before the Dragon Boat festival, so everyone was in a great mood. We learned a lot about the celebration and it's traditions. We watched two plays about it. When they were over, we were broken into groups and we each had to learn one line of the play in Chinese. (I'm learning quite a bit of it, it's a beautiful language.) Then we made rice dumplings, which is a traditional dish eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival. We also made these little necklace-type things that are supposed to ward off evil spirits. I sewed it myself! =D

Then that night, oh man, NIGHT MARKET. Every Taiwanese student asked me, from the moment I got here, if I had tried stinky tofu yet. Well, I did. And it's not bad at all. As long as you can get it past your lips without smelling it, you're in for a treat. Then I had more chicken feet and hearts, and these REALLY amazing sweet potato fries. I can't wait to go back to the night market on Sunday.

Wednesday was the Dragon Boat Festival. We took a long bus ride to the river, where we got to watch the boat races. It was very hot that day, which probably made it less exciting than it really was. We tried a lot more of the local food, and this mango slush that was freakin' out of this world. After the festival we went out to dinner with Matt's family at a steakhouse. A 10 oz ribeye cost 410 NT, which is only about 12 dollars. That price includes a buffet where you can get all the vegetables, rice, noodles, and dessert you can eat. It was awesome.

Thursday we visited Nan Kan High School, where we had to make our presentations from the scavenger hunt. We went to class, and made more dumplings. It was pretty cool. But the coolsest part was after school. We went to see Toy Story 3. Since I'm in the future, I got to see it a day earlier than all you people back home! ha! Then we went to Mcdonalds, where I got a Big Mac with four patties.

So that brings us to today. I'm so tired, that I'll blog about today in the morning. I had to post this because apparently I have a big following back home. Anyway..

Come back tomorrow for more!