School and hiking

My High School is not big compared to other High Schools here in Taipei, cause it has only got 2000 students disturbed over three years. On other High Schools you might find 3000 or 4000 students. Anyway, I find 2000 students a lot as there is only about the half on my school in Denmark, and last Monday I actually held a speech in front of all of them – in Chinese! A bit of an experience as the circumstances where very formal: it was Teacher’s Day (se my article below) so the school choir sang some songs in honour of the teachers, the school’s big band was playing as the two other exchange students and I got on the stage, and some of the boys where doing military gestures! Well I did my speech as good as possible and I guess that the students understood about 70-80% - which is GOOD :p

    Underneath are some pictures from a sunny day at school. The temperature is falling but it is still about 30°C at day, which I find very hot!

This building is only 5 stores. Another one is 7 stores - and we have to walk the stairs...

My class and classroom

Even though it is hot, I actually went hiking with my rotary club. We met at 9 o’clock Sunday morning to avoid the worst heat – ready for going to the top of one of Taiwan’s many mountains. The way up was steep but led us through a multitude of beautiful forest – as made for my camera.

I love Taiwan!

Julia