Saturday 7.19

Today is the first day of the new school I'll be working at. Spot on so far. Everybody has been nice and polite, not pushy or stressed out and trying to rush things. It was actually the Grand Opening and I've just been doing some level tests and getting to know some of the students and their parents. Most of them have been pretty nice but not saying things like, "Please teach my son/daughter well." Or, "Welcome to Taiwan", or "Do you like kimchi?" Those are some of the questions that didn't bother me at first went I went to Korea but after 8 years did. None of that so far.....



Well, when I was in Holland, I went with my Mom and Dad to my Pake and Beppe's gravesite. (my Mom's parents) They were buried together, my Beppe passing away 2 years ago last month. As small and boring as it is in Holland at times, it is a nice, quiet place and so different than Asia. I guess one of the biggest things is that there in Holland I am treated like anybody else and not a visible foreigner like in Asia. As much as I try to blend in, it just doesn't happen!