Adventures in South East Asia
A Beautiful Experience TEACHING ENGLISH IN TAIWAN In 1995, I flew to Hong Kong the night before my 50th birthday and landed the day after. In other words, I feel that I am still 49 and holding! Upon landing in HK, I took a ferry to Kowloon, had a four piece suit tailored for $100, took a train to Beijing where I stayed at the University since it was New Year’s break and students were gone, took a Chinese bus to the Great Wall of China, returned to Hong Kong’s Lantau Island where I slept on the beach in my sleeping bag, and received a Visa to teach in Taiwan. My first attempt was to travel to Kaohsiung, where I attempted to teach preschoolers. This was a disaster, but I met wonderful people and stayed in the same youth hostel which my son had stayed the previous months when he taught the same class; he was a hit with his newly acquired guitar! We still stay in contact with one of the students; she’s a world traveler! 😀 I finally taught Communicative English in Taipe...
