I normally work on Saturdays, but I got the day off yesterday. Last week
students and workers all got Thursday "off"...but in reality, they really just changed days. Instead of having a real day off, they had to make it up on Saturday. This meant that all the kids that I normally teach had to go to regular class yesterday, so I got the day off! I was going to waste the day at home and just do nothing...but I changed my mind. I went on a day trip instead! I went to a place called Ye-Liu in North East Taiwan. It is famous for its crazy rock formations. I took a bus
from Taipei with two of my friends and we headed up to this place to check out the rocks and the beach. It was such a nice day. We spent all day there. I got to see a bunch of rocks that had been eroded by the salt. It was pretty fun. There was a lot more than just these rocks too. We were surrounded by tide pools and hills. The tide pools were filled with crabs, small fish, and brittle stars. I tried to catch a brittle star, but they kept going into
the crevices! Then after we had our fill of the rocks and the ocean, we all decided to climb the hills. It was a pretty steep hike, but it was fun. I didn't realize that there were a bunch of butterflies and insects here as well. So then we spent time checking them out. I've seen a lot of them before, but my German friend hadn't seen them before so it was fun for him. Then only thing they didn't like was that they all got mosquito bites...I didn't. They just don't like me as much as the other foreigners (which i
s totally awesome! Their bites are so itchy!) so I'm not complaining. After 8 hours out and about in the sun, it was time to go home and chill. I was so glad I had the day off. I finally went out of Taipei and did something I have been wanting to do. My goal is to try and go somewhere new at least once a month. I'll have to wait and see what I pick next!!!
students and workers all got Thursday "off"...but in reality, they really just changed days. Instead of having a real day off, they had to make it up on Saturday. This meant that all the kids that I normally teach had to go to regular class yesterday, so I got the day off! I was going to waste the day at home and just do nothing...but I changed my mind. I went on a day trip instead! I went to a place called Ye-Liu in North East Taiwan. It is famous for its crazy rock formations. I took a bus 
from Taipei with two of my friends and we headed up to this place to check out the rocks and the beach. It was such a nice day. We spent all day there. I got to see a bunch of rocks that had been eroded by the salt. It was pretty fun. There was a lot more than just these rocks too. We were surrounded by tide pools and hills. The tide pools were filled with crabs, small fish, and brittle stars. I tried to catch a brittle star, but they kept going into 
the crevices! Then after we had our fill of the rocks and the ocean, we all decided to climb the hills. It was a pretty steep hike, but it was fun. I didn't realize that there were a bunch of butterflies and insects here as well. So then we spent time checking them out. I've seen a lot of them before, but my German friend hadn't seen them before so it was fun for him. Then only thing they didn't like was that they all got mosquito bites...I didn't. They just don't like me as much as the other foreigners (which i
s totally awesome! Their bites are so itchy!) so I'm not complaining. After 8 hours out and about in the sun, it was time to go home and chill. I was so glad I had the day off. I finally went out of Taipei and did something I have been wanting to do. My goal is to try and go somewhere new at least once a month. I'll have to wait and see what I pick next!!!
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