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Many people, when asked about adventure, think about simply traveling. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word “adventure” exists in two forms i.e. a noun and verb.
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The first time to travel far away from my family to another continent of the world, having little knowledge about the destination. My life full of joy and melancholy, moving from one airport to another in different countries, where to my amazement in some countries from one airplane to another in far distance the sky is not visible. Finally I landed on an island called Taiwan nicknamed "illa Formosa" (beautiful island) .The Island with different culture, food and traffic compared to my country.Culture is things of diversity .As the sun rise many elderly people are seen doing general body exercise or walking around for longtime, it is really amazing but it give an understanding why the people are healthy, strong and hardworking. There is a particular thing that is very hard for me to understand, why the people never speak loud? Why do they have the nature of feeling shy? Is it rooted in them by tradition or a norm in the society? And also to my observation, it is really hard for me to distinguish between who is a female and a male. Their hairstyle, dress codes really deceive my sight to differentiate their gender. I never think of being a celebrity in my life but I became one in Taiwan, my skin color gains me the opportunity. It is a surprise to see people looking at you, discussing about your presence and wanting to talk to you with a frequent question where did you come from? And even want to take pictures like a tourist. The environment can be incredibly enjoyable or incredibly annoying depending on your personality. Sometimes it is a fun for me. To my surprise around 6:00pm I was invited to go to night market, it is really interesting, it shows the impression of security safety and friendly nature of the people. The night markets are similar to local markets in my country that operate during the day. Various kinds of stalls, canteens, stands can be seen with different commodities and goods. The environment is really conducive for shopping, eating and hanging out with friends. The place is full of activities, I take it as a festival not a market, and it is full of fun.
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When I was informed I was coming to Taiwan, many questions came to my mind about the new place I was going to move and live. In my opinion, each of us will have different experiences and adventures according to the purpose of why sometimes we have to move from one place to another. But for this time, I will talk and share with you some of the great things that I have experienced so far after more than a year I have been living in the Formosa Island. ntou
The purpose of writing this article is to convey my perspective of my personal adventures in Taiwan, so first and foremost, let me begin by simply stating the approach I am employing, to better aid the reader in comprehending my point of view. I’m going to share an experience I had in Taiwan during a period of vacation stay here. Taiwan, in my view, is a country with many tourist attractions, and in turn, makes it a most prominent vacation destination. Moreover, this account in of my own personal experience upon indulging myself in such treasures as these. ntou
Learning again – Living in Taiwan
Before coming to Taiwan, I thought I had all everything that I needed. I already knew a little bit of mandarin (enough to ask “duo shao qian”!), I had read some of its traditions and history; but there was a little-big problem… I had never been in Taiwan! Since the first step that I did in Taipei, everything changed. For example, my mind was thinking on so many thing before coming to Taiwan, that I had forgotten that people eat with chopsticks in Taiwan, so the first meal that I had was very much like a fight!. It took me at least a day to finish only the rice by using chopsticks! Do not be worry if you cannot use the chopsticks, as long you feel hungry you would learn how to use them very fast! You would even prefer to use chopsticks rather than fork and knife!
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