Week 3 & 4

Sorry everyone, let’s just say my schedule got a little full last weekend and I didn’t have time to write a post.

Anyways, here is some stuff from the past two weeks:

Large red sculpture made from stacked shipping containers against a cloudy sky. — Check out this piece of art made from shipping containers. Totally RAD.

During week 3, another faculty member from GMU came to stay with us (students) while the first one departed. To celebrate the occasion, we went to a restaurant called 鼎泰豐。

Bowl of noodles topped with minced pork, and green vegetables on a wooden table. — Here are some pork noodles I ordered.

Coca-Cola can with a glass of ice set on top, on a restaurant table. — As well as a coke.

That weekend I had a rice burger from MOS Burger.

MOS Burger rice-bun sandwich with egg and patty, wrapped in paper on a tray.

As well as a Burger King. The food was sad but still tasted good.

Burger King fries, a wrapped sesame-seed burger, and a drink cup on a lace tablecloth.

On to week 4: I learned how to play 麻將。

Students around a table playing mahjong; tiles arranged on a felt surface.

I finally had a victory Yesterday.

Close-up of a mahjong hand showing the characters suit from one to nine (萬).

Didn’t know there were different sizes of tapioca pearls.

Classroom slide asking “Do you know how many calories a 700 ml cup of bubble tea contains?” with two sets of values by sugar level. With creamer: Regular 710 kcal; Less 650 kcal; Half 610 kcal; Light 570 kcal; Sugar-free 510 kcal. With fresh milk: Regular 670 kcal; Less 510 kcal; Half 470 kcal; Light 430 kcal; Sugar-free 370 kcal.

Boba apparently has a lot of calories.

Classroom slide listing calorie counts for a 700 ml bubble tea at different sugar levels.

I got to make a tiny bubble tea. Here’s a time-lapse.

And the final result.

Mini bubble-tea keychain attached to a gray strap on a white backpack using a star-shaped metal keyring.

We also had to write a report entirely in Chinese this past week. Here’s a section that talks about my favorite breakfast place. The English translation follows.

當你來高雄時，你應該去玖月咖啡吃東西。玖月咖啡在高雄國軍英雄館。在這裡有意思。你可以買果醬吐司，鬆餅，起士軟法熱壓三明治，茶和咖啡。它們也有蛋糕小點。我最喜歡食物是青醬培根和焦糖瑪奇朵，每天，我買這些吃。昨天早上，我走進咖啡館買早飯。先生，店主就已經知道我想什麼了。這家咖啡館可愛極了！茶和咖啡。它們也有蛋糕小點。我最喜歡食物是青醬培根和焦糖瑪奇朵，每天，我買這些吃。昨天早上，我走進咖啡館買早飯。先生，店主就已經知道我想什麼了。這家咖啡館可愛極了！

When you come to Kaohsiung, you should go to September Coffee to eat. September Coffee is in the Kaohsiung National Army Heroes Hall (Hero House Hotel). It's interesting here. You can buy jam toast, muffins, cheese soft-press sandwiches, tea and coffee. They also have small cakes. My favorite food is a presto bacon sandwich with a caramel macchiato. Every day, I buy these to eat. Yesterday morning, I went into the cafe to buy breakfast. The server already knew what I wanted to order. This cafe is so cute!

Soft-serve ice cream topped with cocoa and an upside-down cone in a plastic cup; scooters parked in the background.

That’s all for this post,
See you next week. (Hopefully.) :)
——年泰