Happy Chinese New Year! 新年快樂!

Hello, all! Wednesday night was the Chinese (Lunar) New Year's Eve, and now it is officially the year of the rat! May this year be one of many blessings!

I apologize it's been a little while. The last month has been filled with the end of the semester, a visit to Vietnam, a Taiwanese wedding, and finally, a break! Here are a few pictures to illustrate those occasions:

My crazy kiddos waiting for the bus to pick us up to take up to the Tropic of Cancer for an end-of-semester field trip. The Tropic of Cancer goes right through Chia Yi City and there is a place there somewhat like a children's science museum for students to play and explore.


There were so many interesting things to see in Vietnam as we traveled there for an English teaching workshop. In this picture, you can see three live pigs being carried down the street on the back of a motorbike.


One day, we were able to visit the beautiful Halong Bay... it was very beautiful, but also very cold.


For a traditional Taiwanese wedding, the groom comes to get the bride at her house and then takes her to his home. Here the groom has come and the bride and groom are saying goodbye to the bride's parents. There are many, many traditions and different superstitions that played a part in a traditional wedding day here. If anyone is interested in it a bit more, you can visit my photo album from that day: http://cune.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2011769&l=77652&id=146501043


God's blessings and peace to you in Jesus Christ!
And again, Happy New Year! 新年快樂! (Xin Nian Kuai Le!)