Thus begins the Process

After being here only two full days (today is my third full day and it is only 11 a.m. as I type this), I feel incredibly adjusted already. The jet lag is still kind of an issue because every night so far I have hit about 5 p.m. and been VERY ready for bed. However, I've been fighting it by staying up until at least 10 p.m. so it's getting better.

My first impressions of Taichung are very positive. The city is large and of course, Asian in nature, but I like it thus far. The teachers who have lived here before have been showing us new kids around and Taichung even has a Little Europe section where you can go to bars that look a little like those in the States. I've made a trip to the French equivalent of Walmart (Carefour) and could even find somewhat regular things there. Of course there were some not-so-regular things there as well, but who really cares about that!

The school is starting to feel more and more comfortable to me as well. Both in living and working here I think I'l be very happy. Today is only the second day of meetings so I haven't even had a chance to sit down with my department head yet and really plan but I know that I'll get there, I just have to be patient. As of right now it's just policies and procedures but the fun stuff is coming.

They're working on my classroom right now (new floor because the ceiling leaked over the summer...so perhaps a patch in the roof too???) but soon I'll get in there and start organizing and setting up. I'll post a picture as soon as that happens!