Wow has this been a busy month so far! My parents were here for 2 weeks so I tried my best to spend as much time as I could with them. I went out to eat with them a few times a week and I also went to Hukou for the whole weekend just so I could spend more time with them. Aren't I a good daughter...haha. So one of the highlight of their trip here was going to a restaurant called Jurassic (aka the Indian...don't know how this nickname came about). It was a pretty cool place. The decor was quite fun. It was set up with a bunch of dinosaur bones. The best part of this restaurant was that I got to have a beer to go with my fired crickets, yum! I figured I'd be daring and give it a go. It tastes just like soft shell crab! Then there was someone singing and playing music. Overall it was a fun place!

Then I got a job. So while my parents were here, I was also training for my new job. I'm going to teach English to kids. It'll be interesting. I have already taught one class...I think it went ok. Good thing this is my level! Hahaha...The only bummer about teaching is that I have to do it on a Saturday. It just means that I can't go out of Taipei. I guess I can't complain. I need some money. So...you gotta do what you gotta do!

My parent's are in Taiwan...YAY!!! I miss my family. So whenever I get the chance, I hang out with them. They got here on May 1st. Since then, i've been so busy. Because my Dad reads my blogs, he saw that restaurant, KGB, I had mentioned a few months ago. So the first day they were here in Taipei, I took them to get some hamburgers. It was my Mom and Dad, my Aunt and Uncle, my cousin and me. We all went to KGB and had ourselves some burgers and beers. Mmmm! We ordered some funky stuff too. My Aunt, Mom and I had a "normal" avocado burger while my Dad got a satay burger. It was a burger with peanut sauce and other fun stuff on it. He said it was delicious. Then my cousin ordered a "Kiwi burger". This is really what all those "kiwi's" love. It was a burger with beets, eggs and pineapples. Weird...but it wasn't that bad. Then my Uncle ordered a lamb burger with feta cheese. Looked interesting, I didn't get a chance to try that one. Then to go with the burgers, we had to get beer of course! This was also fun. I had a Taiwan microbrew, my Dad got a lychee beer (yummy!) and then a New Zealand beer, and then my mom got a different kind of Taiwan microbrew. Overall, I'd have to say I had a really good time hanging out. It's so nice to be joking around with my family in English again.

I'm also happy to say that I finally can speak to my Mom in Chinese. That is such a nice feeling. It's a feeling of accomplishment. I came out here to learn Chinese, and now I can actually communicate not only with my mom, but with random strangers as well. Last week I was so busy trying to get my ARC (Alien Resident Certificate). I had to use all the Chinese I had learned within the last 5 months all in one week. It was such a hassle, but I did it. I got my stupid ARC and now I can stay here with a resident visa versus a visitor's visa. I could have bothered my Aunt to help me, but I figured I might as well give it a shot. And all was good. Well, it's way past my bedtime. I'll leave you with a fun picture of my Dad!