Time FLIES! Goodbye Taiwan and Toucheng Farm

I will not be able to describe how I feel about my 7 weeks here. There is so many things that I am thinking about now. It is impossible to get all of that down on paper. I have had the greatest time here in Taiwan and I feel envious that Niklas gets to stay longer :D Of course I am looking forward to seeing my friends and family again, but I would rather wish for everyone to come here :D

I want to share some pictures and impressions from my trip...

Going out in Yilan

Hey all

Yesterday we went out for dinner in Yilan with some of the people from the farm. We always appreciate very much when the farm's staff take us anywhere because it is always an adventure and also nice to meet new people and so on. We went to a restaurent, which is owned by a friend of one of the farm's staff. It was a really pleasant experience! I guess maybe we got the VIP treatment since we were friends with the owner but everybody was really nice and it seemed like everyone there was really satisfied with their meals and drinks. Yup, drinks! The restaurent is in fact also a bar after 22.00. Therefore they also had a wide variety of alcohol i all shapes and sizes! :) Oh and the food! My God! So great. I always take the opportunity to eat something different than Chinese because we get so much Chinese food here, and I am starting to miss the Western touch :D Although I was a little jealous of the hot pot dinner of one the others :D But my spaghetti was awesome too!! :)

We also tried very very pink drinks and they tasted a little like grape! It was really cool! Of course we were not drinking all night since we have work today :) But as you can see on the picture, they had quite a big bar in the background :) I have forgotten the name of the place, but I will get back to you on that one :) 

Love, Christina

A regular day at the office :D

Black peanuts

Red pitaya or dragon fruit

....And then you get all kinds of treats just sitting here working :D

A trip to Tom's World with the kids

Hi everyone!

I really want to share my experience at the game hall "Tom's World". I went with two lovely kids, the farm owner's grandkids. At first I didn't really know where we were going, because I have never heard of Tom's World. But after som inquiries to the kids I though I had an idea of what I was going to experience but you never know :D

Dance show in Yilan and nightmarket

This friday we went to Yilan to see a dance show.

Hot Spring in Jiaoxi

So the other day we went to the hot spring in Jiaoxi! It was really a great experience. Firstly when I tried to get in it was waaaay to hot. But then I realized that it was because I was trying to get in really close to where the hottest water actually was. So I moved away from it, and then it was more to my liking. After some time it was also possible for me to go to the hotter places... I guess you just need some time to get used to it.

Kasia leaving Toucheng Leisure Farm...

.... but on sunday Niklas from Germany will arrive!

I have already stayed here at the farm for 4 weeks and that meant a goodbye to Kasia this tuesday. Spending 4 weeks in her presence I must say that my room now seems juuust a little too big! But none the less, the people here at the farm are really awesome and everyone really cares about how I am or feel - so that feels awesome. I had the opportunity to accompany Kasia to Taipei and even though a typhoon has been making life in Taiwan a little difficult, we spent two almost three days experiencing Taipei - both sightseeing and nightlife! And I must say: Taipei is really a city worth seeing!

Karaokeee!

A couple of days ago we went for a goodbye dinner for Kasia with people from the farm! The food was really awesome and they had one of those turn-tables where you can share all the food that you order. It is a really cool way to eat I think - very social! :) I like it!

Yesterday I tasted a delicacy in Taiwan. "1000 year old egg" or "century egg".

Trip to the Farm's Winery

Hi guys

Today we were so lucky to get picked up by Grandpa here at the farm. We were on the way back from working with the kids to have lunch. He waved us into his car and asked us to join him.

Hi guys!

I want to tell you about our trip to Hualien. Hualien is located below Yilan and we took the train for 2 and a half hours. We arrived at Guangfu, which is a small town in Hualien. It is a little bit confusing because there is "the county/district" Hualien but there is also a town called Hualien. The same goes for Yilan, which is both the county or district but also a town in the district. Well we were going Hualien to attend a trainee conference hosted by AIESEC Taiwan. The purpose of this conference was to prepare us for our time here in Taiwan and also give us inspiration for traveling in Taiwan. 

Lectures at nearby school

Hi everyone!

We would like to tell you guys about our experience of giving a "lecture" about our homecountries to the kids at a nearby school! Sometimes it is easy to forget all the amazing things about your own country especially when you are out and about experiencing totally different culture. So it was actually a lot of fun even just creating the presentation. Also trying to figure out what kind of information the kids would like to know. It turned out to be really difficult to anticipate what they wanted to know, but more on that later ;)

First up was Poland:

Hellooo to Taiwan

Hi everyone!
I am Christina from Denmark and I have finally arrived at the Toucheng Farm. I know that Kasia mentioned here on the blog that I was arriving the 6th of July and now it is already the 10th of July! So I want to update you on my first days here. SO many things have already happened.