'n Stukkie van Sus se Troue

To the Zoo!

So what have we done this semester. Looking back on a few events that are the cause of serious fatigue after 22 weeks of on going labor!

Top left is the best Co-teacher in the whole wide world. Debbie is preparing the girls for an extensive day out in the sun. We are going to Taipei ZOO!














Julia got her class ready and notice the excitement before the heat struck.











All the students had a great time and at first I thought we just might make it through the day.

We spotted a lot of animals behind bars and some teachers in disguise. AND THEN! My worst fears came true! 26 little ones started complaining about how being tired, feeling hot and wanting to go home!

So heading to airconditioned buildings we saw the oldest and biggest elephant that ever lived in Taiwan. Ever seen a stuffed elephant on scale?

At the end the slides and other playing areas had much more appeal than any of the animals.

Huis Soek in Fulong

Considering all the hours we spent in the polluted and highly populated streets of ChungLi, I thought it might be time to go look for a weekend hideout by the ocean. Something not to far, but away from the Hustle and Bustle.



Sonya decided to stay put at her favorite place in the house. Fulong has a great beach and lots of possibilities for sundowners.

Finding a permanent weekend getaway spot turned out to be more difficult than we thought, Audrey tried to hitch a ride from the neighboring town as we continued our search. The weekend was still fun as we cheersed to sunsets and the sound of the ocean.

Wweee!!!! for the Wii

My huis het 'n wit baba. Sy naam is Wii. Vir SA ners wat nie weet wat dit is nie. Dis Videogames sonder drade. Die TV tel jou bewegings op en dan speel jy Bowling en Tennis en selfs Boks.

Hou julle lywe reg want es ek weer kom dan is dit Wii tyd!

Links bo is Shaun besig om te mik mik vir 'n strike. Bo regs wys Audrey sy kan beter en links is Lisa 2cm te na aan die TV!!!

Welkom Chanelle

'n Nuweling in die familie. Niggie Sanrie het na ek dink dit was 'n 24 maande swangerskap die voorreg om na die plesiertjie te kyk. Welkom in die familie Chanelle.

'n Eiland vir Februarie

Vir die Vakansie in Februarie was ek en Audrey na 'n eiland aan die Suid punt van Taiwan. Sy naam is Hsiaou (shaa-oe) Luichiou (Lie-ou-tsjo). Wat beteken Little Okinawa wat kom van toe die Japanese nog 'n vinger in die Pie gehad het.

Die eiland is rustig met toeriste meesal net oor naweke en meesal net dag toeriste. Daar is klein stukkies wit strand orals rondom die eiland asof elke persoon sy eie persoonlike strand het.


Strong under currents make it undesirable for swimming and unless you are going in much deeper into the ocean, most coral reefs are are getting less colorful or just non-existant for snorkeling.

Nevertheless the people goes to bed at 9pm, drive scooters with colorful doilies on their seats and it looked like wearing a helmet was banned, as I haven't seen any, not even for sale.



We went there with Taiwan's new Bullet Train, which is all as promising as it sounds! A taxi ride to the ferry landing and a 30 minute ferry ride later paradise welcomed us. Our host made a little poster for us to pick us up, but when I looked around me it didn't seem that hard tofind or distinguish us from the rest of the travelers as we were the only Caucasion people on the island.

I, of course, had to immediately go spend time on some kind of beach in my favorite position...