The apartment hunt is ON! The goal is to set up appointments with landlords who will rent to foreigners and take someone with me to check them out, and negotiate a lease. I’ll keep you posted on my progress!
I found out that I can use Skype for making phone calls to the US. For a small fee (6.99 USD) I can use Skype VOIP to make actual phone calls. (No clue though if I have a “phone number” for return calls….ah, the learning curve continues.)
I read about a fancy Taiwanese restaurant in the Air China magazine and wanted to try it out. A foodie co-worker cautioned me about eating alone at nicer establishments. He said local families eat in groups (that makes sense) and order many dishes to share, plus many of them order drinks. You know me, I’m just ornery enough to try it anyway. I figure my money is as good as theirs and what I lack in volume ordering I’ll make up in sheer charm and “tall, white foreigner” interest points. In all fairness, I did have the hotel staff try to make a reservation at my aforementioned co-worker’s recommended sushi restaurant but the chef was going to be out of town. Back to Plan A. Hah!
One of my co-workers invited me to go a boxing class with her after work. How hard can that be, I thought? I’m in decent shape and it’s a beginners class. Think again! It’s just a bit intimidating to realize your teacher has zero percent body fat, which enables her to move so quickly on her feet. It was a lot of fun despite be TOUGH physically and I made it through the entire class. I’ll see how I feel tomorrow.
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