Some of my Taiwan photos
Ninja July 21st, 2008
I haven’t even come close to downloading all the photographs I’ve taken! But here are a few from the first batch.
NvP, waiting at the airport.
Giddy with excitement! Can’t you tell?
Here’s the view from my window seat. What a glorious, unreal blue sky.
Off to Feng Yuan!
Here is the sleepy town of Feng Yuan (literally translated means “fragrant garden”) waking up at 6 AM. I had to balance on the edge of a 3rd floor balcony to get this shot. I wrapped my arm around a nearby clothesline just in case. It was really sturdy, I checked, no worries.
I love the sight of freshly hung laundry.
Two of the local Feng Yuan kids chatting before school starts. I wonder what they’re saying?
On to the next town—Wan Nei!
Here is one of the houses in Wan Nei. Wan Nei is near Suan Tou (translated, its name means “garlic.” So I went from fragrant garden to garlic. ^__^
Here’s one of the fruit stands I pass on my walk to school. There are many farmers in this town, and as you might imagine, quite a bit of competition to sell their goods. Each stand is lucky if they can bring in $10 US a week.
This is one of my students from my last class. His name is Ken. He is incredibly sweet and kind-hearted. And I love him dearly. His mother passed away from some form of brain disease a few years ago. He lives with his father, two sisters, aunt, uncle, and grandmother in a shed-like house with a dirt floor and a thin corrugated metal roof. After class ended, he invited me and some other teachers to visit his home. He rode his rusty bike ahead of us, and he’d stop at each corner and turn around to check on us. While we were walking, he gave us a tour of all the different crops. To the left, you can see rice starting to sprout.
I think I will head off to bed. I will post more photographs and stories during the week.
See you around,
Ninja
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chris x
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crochet NvP instead of gnome!
AWESOME! ^^
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Thank you for creating those cute little NvP dolls!! They were a hit with the kids in Taiwan. Oh, I was going for the whole traveling gnome photo thing a la Amelie, but didn't find enough opportunities to pull the dolls out.
- Ninja
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Haha, so good of you to stop by! Thanks for your kind words. I'll be posting more photos from my trip later.
- Ninja