A quick thank you to if you are reading this! Thank you for choosing to be part of our lives in this way!
Yesterday was a very special day for me because a former student of mine from Conroe High and her dad treated me to a day in Taipei! What a wonderful opportunity and how blessed I felt to be able to visit with her in her country! Iris graduated from Conroe High in May of this year and came home to Taiwan for the summer. She'll return soon to Miami to continue her studies, so I'm thrilled that we were able to meet here!
Iris and her dad picked me up around 10 and we all made a trip to the top of what is still officially named the world's tallest building, Taipei 101. What a view of the city! After taking in the scenes above the city, we had a delicious lunch with many traditional Taiwanese/Chinese favorites, and then headed to the world famous National Palace Museum, home to roughly 650,000 Chinese artifacts and art. AMAZING! A bonus to the whole museusm experience was sipping jasmine tea and sampling traditional treats on the fourth floor teahouse.
To end the day, Iris's dad John drove us up into the mountains (not too big, but huge compared to the hills near my house!) overlooking Taipei. He showed us where he attended university and met his wife. As a parting gift, they gave me some famous cakes from Tai Chung. Truly an enjoyable day! Hopefully, I will be able to visit them in Chung Hwa in the time I have left here in Taiwan. Thank you Iris and Mr. Hsu for your hospitality and great company yesterday! I will never forget your generousity!!!!
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Ms. Cox!
ReplyDeleteI am so happy you had the chance to catch up with Iris... Please give her my regards, and let her know how proud we are of her success... once a Conroe Tiger, always a Conroe Tiger... I will make sure to pass on the news of her upcoming return to the States!