Well, it's been awhile....

I wandered into my bedroom tonight to change into my pajamas and sat down at the computer to check myspace and my e-mail and decided....it's been too long since i posted a real blog.

Things here in Taiwan are going well. Today we ventured into the Yangming National Park to do some hiking around Yang Ming Mountain. It was breathtaking up there. The park is located in northern Taipei and was about a 35 minute van trip from our dormitory. We were accompanied by several nurses from the 10th floor ( Med-Surg) and their families which is always a good time. Tamara and I ventured off with Tammie and Micah as well as two beuatiful young nurses, Marissa and Wynona. They were so cute. Wynona even got to show me here tattoo which was an experience we could bond over. The national park is quite expansive so we all went in different directions. Some of us scaled all the way to the top of one of the higher peaks up lots of almost vertical stairs, some of us climbed halfway and then veered off to get a look at some waterfalls. All in all it was a great trip. We got to spend time in a beautiful park which is known for it's flower festival. Sadly most of the flowers weren't blooming because the last few weeks have been the coldest in 10 years.

Along the pathway to the cherry blossom garden there were a multitude of venders. The primary treat being proffered? Stinky Tofu.....which smells.........really awful. Like......congealed blood or something horrible like that. If only I could share that scent with you. It was just such a conflict with all the fresh mountain air that it is almost as breathtaking as the scenery.

We are approaching our last days at the hospital and in Taiwan. It will be hard to leave this place. The people here are really amazing and Taipei is such a gorgeous world class city, with such a small town kinda feel sometimes.

As Tamara blogged we spent time at ORTV which was a blast. We even got to record for their radio broadcast. It was nice to spend time with people who are influencing some many lives, teaching English and spreading the gospel of Christ. We met a lot of great people who I'm sure we will try and keep in contact with.

I'll try and blog again before we leave but no promises. And I still haven't figured out the video blogging stuff. So if you really want my video blog, e-mail me. Loves.