working and going to chinese class have reduced the free hours that i can devote to this blog. also, sleep is extremely important because i work around children who are, let's face it, festering disease carriers. my coworkers are all sick, and if my first experience of taiwan flu is any indication, they are all suffering terribly. smokers seem to have a continuous flu from october to may. anyway, i'm taking multivitamins and trying to sleep 7 hours minimum (not always possible). getting run down is a very bad idea.
in addition to my chinese class, i have started a language exchange with a taiwanese teaching assistant from work. at the moment, because my chinese is limited, most of our time is spent on english grammar and conversation. i go over my textbook and homework with her and she helps me with my tones. she is very nice - i told her i was interested in tea and she bought me her favorite convenience store jasmine tea. we meet in mcdonalds.
today after class richard and i went out with our teacher and one other student for shui jiao (fried dumplings). she knew a good place, and we had wonderful shui jiao, steamed dumplings, and hot and sour soup. yum. now i'm exhausted and about to drink a lot of tea - i seem to have developed a mild caffeine dependence. today is my day off (for now - it seems likely that it will change soon) so i will study chinese this afternoon, cook myself some dinner, and get to bed early. did i mention that i'm tired?
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