Whoa!!!!

Okay, so I guess we get the message that you all are wondering if we are living in a grass hut and living off of cockroaches......

Well, our new apartment is really nice. Two bedrooms, living room, dining room, kitchen, laundry area, two bathrooms...and the most gorgeous view in all of Taiwan. And I really do mean that. Plus it is up higher on a "mountain" and farther away from the city, so it usually isn't as hot or as stinky. This apartment is also furnished. It was where the last couple from the US lived, and they left us a bunch of stuff...food, toilet paper...you know. And I must say that when I woke up the first morning and watched the sunrise from my bedroom window.....wow.....I knew that I was in love. Taiwan really is beautiful, if you can get away from the big city and all of the people. Don't worry, we aren't drinking the water...and we are eating lots of good food, actually. One of the three things I know how to say in Chinese is dumpling. That's because dumplings are awesome!!

Madison certainly misses her people. But she is also doing very well. She loooooves school, and yesterday she told me that she "ate that yucky food all gone", so I guess we can say that her hunger strike is over. She was refusing to eat anything that resembled Chinese food. Poor little girl was living off of peanut butter and crackers....and fruit, any kind of fruit that we could find her.

We live on the fifth floor of our building. No swimming pool or gym, but, like I said...a gorgeous view. And I'll sacrifice the swimming pool for the size and awesomeness of our apartment, anyday!! We'll send pictures soon, then you can all be jealous of our hardwood floors and huge apartment and big nasty bees that fly in occasionally.

We are going today to see if we can get a phone. Sooo....after today you will know if we have a landline or a cell phone. I found a website that sells cheap phonecards for international......here's the address:
www.noblecom.com

Brian has stared teaching already. He taught a summer camp all week...and it was interesting. The thing about teaching here is that there really isn't much of a curriculum, or really much direction, so they kind of have to make it up as they go along. Scary prospect for someone like me, but Brian has been doing alright. I actually have to teach on Thursday next week, my first day!! I'm scared!!! But I'm sure I'll be alright.

Well, I guess that's all for now...but we'll get back to you as soon as possible. Hopefully we'll soon have a phone!!!! Then I can call you all and talk for days! Tonight I will get our new address and a few phone numbers for you, and then I'll try to post them soon...it is Friday, so I don't know if I'll be able to post until Monday, but we'll see.

Love, us...