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May 2008
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This is a War we’re fighting here.
16
May
2008
Not the War on Terrorism. Not the War on Drugs. It’s the War on Cockroaches. Slinky. Dirty. Spiny. Sneaky. Germ-infested. Live through anything. Outlast anything. Disgusting. Cockroaches. This is the story of our latest battle. I was picking up in our bedroom, getting ready to vacuum. Ellie was sitting very nearby playing with something of [...]
Alishan: The Flora
15
May
2008
“Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.” ~Matthew 6:28, 29 For me, the highlight of our trip to Alishan was seeing all the beautiful flowers in bloom. Alishan [...]
Alishan Day 2
14
May
2008
The main event of Day 2 was visiting a tribal village of the Zhou people, one of Taiwan’s 14 indigenous tribes. We did more walking through the forest, saw the fish farm they run and where they practice hunting (with arrows!), ate aboriginal foods and watched a performance of traditional dances. My favorite part of [...]
A Real Conversation
13
May
2008
My sister and Mom talking about the pictures of Ellie jumping off our furniture. (reproduced without permission from an email) Amanda: Ellie looks wild in those pictures. Mom: Kristie was wild like that. Amanda: It looked like Ellie was sweating! Mom: Kristie used to sweat like that. Amanda: Oh, mom.
Alishan Day 1
12
May
2008
Over Mother’s Day Weekend we went on a field trip with the Language Center to Alishan. I just love Alishan. For one, it is in the mountians and I love the mountains: fresh air! trees, trees, trees! cool temperatures! nature! beauty! (did I say fresh air?) Also, after finishing our first semester of Chinese (two [...]
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