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Phillip and Jennifer are currently living in Taiwan for a year! Jennifer is working for an international school teaching first grade (yes, this is new!). Phillip will be working on his education and taking good care of his wife..... page down to the bottom of this page to view past posts! Thanks for visiting www.phillipedwardallen.comWednesday, September 12, 2007
September 4th... delayed due to a lack of internet :)
Today was my first day teaching. We finished training on Saturday and had a lovely little party in the President's house. He wasn't actually there to congratulate us, but we were content to drink his wine and eat his cheese. :)
The real party didn't begin until 9"30, but Phillip and I decided to take a nap at 7:30 and accidentally slept through the meeting time... by a lot!
Sunday, we took the bus to Hsinchu; our new home. Unfortunately, as the bus driver didn't speak English and we were left with little direction, we got off at the wrong stop. After a plethora of phone calls, however, we were eventually found. Keith, our head NST, and Hariet, one of the Chinese teachers, picked us up, took us to lunch, helped us find an apartment, and took us shopping for all of the essentials to set up our new home. All that done and we were moved in by 7:00 pm.
The apartment is very nice, especially for what we're paying (it comes to about $300 a month before utilities). The shower is one with the bathroom, but there's a drain in the floor. We'll post pictures as soon as we have internet at home.
The All English Experimental School seems fun so far, and the kids are beautiful. Beautiful, but rambinxious. Thankfully, the AE school is within walking distance from our apartment (about 3/4 a mile??). I start teaching at the public school tomorrow. This will be much firther and could present an issue until we can get our hands on a scooter.
The real party didn't begin until 9"30, but Phillip and I decided to take a nap at 7:30 and accidentally slept through the meeting time... by a lot!
Sunday, we took the bus to Hsinchu; our new home. Unfortunately, as the bus driver didn't speak English and we were left with little direction, we got off at the wrong stop. After a plethora of phone calls, however, we were eventually found. Keith, our head NST, and Hariet, one of the Chinese teachers, picked us up, took us to lunch, helped us find an apartment, and took us shopping for all of the essentials to set up our new home. All that done and we were moved in by 7:00 pm.
The apartment is very nice, especially for what we're paying (it comes to about $300 a month before utilities). The shower is one with the bathroom, but there's a drain in the floor. We'll post pictures as soon as we have internet at home.
The All English Experimental School seems fun so far, and the kids are beautiful. Beautiful, but rambinxious. Thankfully, the AE school is within walking distance from our apartment (about 3/4 a mile??). I start teaching at the public school tomorrow. This will be much firther and could present an issue until we can get our hands on a scooter.
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