Writing Group - 寫作小組

Today I met many new amazing friends who LOVE to write! They were all such an inspiration to me and kept me motivated to keep writing! We wrote together for three hours for National November Writing Month in Taichung! We had writing sprints, themed word crawls, time limits and word count goals. We laughed, shared our ideas, and JUST KEPT WRITING.ALL TOGETHER IN TAIWAN to celebrate our writing journey! <We are all supporting each other and cheering each other on as we work towards our 50,000 word writing goal!
今天我認識很多喜歡寫小說的新朋友！他們都是我的靈感，讓我有動力繼續寫作！因為我們一起參加國家十一月寫作月， 所以在台中的咖啡廳我們寫了三個小時！我們有寫短文，主題word crawls，時間限制和字數統計目標。我們都笑，分享想法，繼續寫。我們都在台灣，慶祝我們的寫作旅行！我們都努力實現五萬字的寫作目標時，我們都互相支持和歡呼！

If you are interested, check out NaNoWriMo- National November Writing Month here:
https://nanowrimo.org/dashboard

Air Pollution- 空氣污染

The air has been very polluted in Taiwan recently. Let's all take good care of ourselves and stay healthy! The air may be polluted, but I'm keeping things positive! You may not be able to see my smile, but my eyes are smiling.
最近台灣的空氣污染很嚴重。我們都要照顧好自己，保持健康！雖然有空氣污染，但我還有很樂觀的態度！你可能無法看到我的笑容，但我的眼睛在微笑。

News article:
https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3569667?fbclid=IwAR0Bw98UcHB1Pdya_9wDEkLoRDcp5Cc1J304JjzCH9o3moF9aPaoPyMhRK4

Lukang Old Steet 鹿港老街

Lukang Old Steet was the most memorable part of my Lukang trip! It was just like time traveling into the past. The streets were filled with ancient temples, brick buildings, old fashioned street vendors and flee markets, and alleyways that were built so close together to protect themselves from pirates!

鹿港老街是我的鹿港旅行最難忘的部分！ 這就像走進過去的時間。 街道有古老的寺廟，磚砌建築，老式的街頭小販和逃離市場。为了保护自己免受海盜襲擊，

有建造緊密的小巷！

Lukang Folk Arts Museum 鹿港民俗文物館

I went to the Lukang Folk Arts Museum from 1919! Everything in the house was still in tact and my friend and I would love to live there! It was so beautiful and serene! Everything was open to the public, and since there were only a couple of people there, it really did feel like our own mansion!
我去鹿港民俗文物館, 建於1919年 ！房子裡的東西都還是機智的，我和我的朋友都想住在那裡！這是一個很美麗和寧靜的地方！全部都是公眾開放的。因為那裡只有幾個人，所以感覺像是我們自己的豪宅！

Lukang Glass Museum 鹿港玻璃館 and Glass Temple 鹿港玻璃廟

I went to the Lukang Glass Museum and Glass Temple with my friend from Changhua! This was one of the nicest museums I have ever been to! I had such a fun adventure! 
我和我的彰化朋友去鹿港玻璃館和鹿港玻璃廟！ 這是我去過的最好的博物館之一！ 我有一個很好玩的冒險！

Happy Halloween! 萬聖節快樂!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN from Tung-Fang Elementary! My co-teacher and I put on a Halloween party for the whole school! With 600 kids from grades kindergarten to 6th grade, we danced the Monster Mash, did a raffle, and ate tons of candy! TRICK OR TREAT! This Halloween is unforgettable!
東方國小祝你一個快樂的萬聖節！我和我的合作教師做一個全學校的萬聖節派對！有600名從幼兒園到六年級的孩子，我們一起跳過Monster Mash，抽獎，吃了很多醣果！搗蛋！這個萬聖節難以忘懷！

Pride Parade：同性戀的遊行

Last weekend I participated in the Pride Parade in Taipei! This day was a happy day filled with over a hundred thousand happy people  🌈 How could you not smile? 🌈 Rainbow flags representing countries all over the world blew through the air. With Taiwan palm trees in the background, I couldn't imagine a more beautiful sight. Being a part of this parade made me feel like I could be anyone I wanted, and I know that everyone here also felt like they had the right to just be themselves. 🌈
上个週末我參加了台北的同性戀的遊行! 這一天是一個很快樂的一天有超過10萬快樂的人。 🌈你怎麼能不笑？ 🌈彩虹旗代表世界上各地的國家，都吹響了空氣。在背景有台灣棕櫚樹，我無法想像一個更美麗的景象。參加這個遊行的一部分讓我覺得我可以成為任何我想要的人，我知道這裡的每個人也覺得他們有權利只做自己。🌈
🌈 
This parade was not just to celebrate equality, but it also was a march for gay marriage. The elections are coming up soon in Taiwan, and we marched though the parade in hopes that people will vote "yes" to gay marriage in Taiwan! Last week, a movie event that I went to handed out pamphlets that clearly show which measures will or will not support LGBTQ rights. I think it is wonderful to see that Taiwan is doing something like this. 🌈
這個遊行不只是為了慶祝平等，也是同性婚姻的遊行。在台灣選舉會很快到了，我們在遊行的原因是希望人會對台灣的同性婚姻投“贊”！上個禮拜，我參加一個電影活動，分發小冊子，清楚地表明哪些措施將支持或不支持LGBTQ權利。我很高興看到台灣做這樣的事情。🌈

Check out these news reports from NY Times and Taipei Times about the parade!

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/27/world/asia/taiwan-gay-pride-parade.html?fbclid=IwAR1ZWiTfiu2MmnSeQ_peFSrZen_Ky3ujms9XDvIMTZlSlPUzqPzKR862xnU

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2018/10/28/2003703180?fbclid=IwAR1OWv2VNR2TMucWJ-WwOgEae-zkJYi5BpYIJse9Ro7g3-9w_PCs4HO9Z0A

Reunion - 团圆

 In America, the three of us became good friends when
 I was tutoring English. Now, one year later we all had a reunion. The last time we all saw each other was in 
America, now we are all back together in Taiwan.  This
 weekend was my Korean friends first time coming to 
Taiwan. Traveling around with my Korean friend and my
 Taiwanese friend in Taipei was so wonderful! Then, my
 Korean friend came to visit Changhua, and for the first
 time in Taiwan I was the tour guide! Someday I hope I can go to Korea to travel! 

在美國，我當英文輔導員的時候，我們三個人成為好朋友。一
年以後我們有一個團圓。上次我們在美國見面，現在我們在台
灣見面。這個週末是我的韓國朋友 第一次來到台灣。在台北
我跟我的韓國朋友和台灣朋友一起旅遊，真的很好玩！然後我
的韓國朋友來到彰化，這是我第一次當台灣導遊！有一天我希
望可以去韓國旅遊！