August 29: Orientation Day
Today we had to wake up at 7 am to get to school by 8 am for orientation day. A mad typhoon was at its peak point that day, so we were soaked and late. We introduced each other, met people, and learned about the daily schedule. A normal day starts with mopping and sweeping the school. Then we go to our classes, which differ every day. The person sitting next me is named Rebecca. She helped me with a lot of things. We later found out that her dad works at the same company as my dad, but not in the same department. I didn't know what was going on in the first part of the day, but later on I started figuring out what to do. I made four new friends.
Since the typhoon got worse over the day, my dad's company cancelled work in the afternoon. We went to pick him up and got to eat at the company cafeteria. The food was pretty good, but the chicken was really salty (sorry, Sofia!). Some parts of Taiwan were flooded -- good thing our area has good drainage systems.
August 30: First Day of School
The typhoon died down, but we still had heavy rains throughout the day. Again I was late, and I almost missed the mopping time. We sang songs in music class -- a really, really silly song. One of the differences here is that the school has a nap time after lunch. I woke up when the bell rang, but my neighbor, Rebecca, couldn't get up. That was good nap. Another difference is that we have homework every day.
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| Orientation day. Dad took this picture through a screen. |
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| A better picture of me through the window |
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| lunch at dad's company's cafeteria |
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| mopping floors |
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| outside my classroom. I'm holding a tiao shun (jump rope) |
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