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It's about to get hotter (for me, anyways)

Posted by Savannah Butler on Mon, Jul 07, 2014 @ 01:40 PM

In several hours, I will be heading to the airport. I finally finished packing but I am still a bundle of nervous energy. I doubt I will get any sleep tonight…

My name is Savannah Butler and I am studying abroad in Taiwan to learn Mandarin this summer. The month of July will be filled with classes every morning and immersion in Taiwanese culture in the evenings and weekends. I thought it might be fun to create a “wish-list” of things I want to do while I am there. Hopefully I can cross many of these items off in the next few weeks and share my memories with everyone reading.

Savannah’s Taiwan wish-list:

  • Visit a hot spring

    • Taiwan is one of the hot-spring capitals of the world, having something like 9 naturally occurring springs. It also has one of the only saltwater hot springs.

  • Shilin Night Market

    • I want to try interesting food and see a traditional Chinese puppet theater show

  • Visit Sun and Moon lake

  • Ride the High Speed Railway

    • It covers 215 miles in 90 minutes. (Awesome!)

  • Visit the Taipei Holiday Jade market

  • Visit a Buddhist temple and meditate

  • Scuba dive at Green Island

  • Go to a movie

I am sure I will find a ton of other things in Taipei itself (the university is a short trip away) and I will be sure to take lots of pictures. Wish me luck for my 20 hour flight. Taiwan, here I come!

Topics: study abroad, Taiwan, Savannah Butler

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