TAIWAN: VII

Ok, I took a little break from Taiwan. I had some thoughts to share.

There was a priest on the radio communicating thoughts on the need to preserve christianity. I, therefore, needed to comment.


Here are some more pictures from Taiwan. They are a random bunch, some of the school that I taught at and some travel pics.

ABOVE - A post typhoon xcess of water finding its way out of the rock mass through the side wall; similar to a moulin found in many continental glaciers.

BELOW - Me wealking along a trail as it passes under a post-typhoon waterfall. Cold, cold water...refreshing!

ABOVE - Me on a scooter.

BELOW - A scenic waterfall picture. There is much surface runoff in Taiwan; there is such intensity to the precip events that it seems to be either dry, soaked or drying.


ABOVE - YueMei Elementary School (70 students). This was the secodn of two schools that I taught at. Nestled in the coastal mountains, it is a placid and friendly environment to be in. And the people...friendly enough to put a new meaning of 'welcomming' in the dictionary.

ABOVE - A waterfall along the side of Taroko Gorge (this was a highly ephemeral waterfall; when it rained or afgter a typhoon it was rapid and when it was dry and there was no precipitation there was only a scarof past waerfalls eroded into the gorge wall).

BELOW - Crystal taking a break along Highway #11 that follows the ocean coast for the extent of the island. The picture is taken from the inside of one of many tunnels that are necessary to keep this road going along (inside) the sometimes sheer cliffs.

ABOVE - Crystal breathing in the view from one of the trails that link to the road in Taroko Park. This was possibly the trail with the best viiew. It was entirely constructed by the hands of Japanese during their occupation of Taiwan of years past.

BELOW - Daushiang Elementary School; one of the two school I taught at. The schools in Taiwan are so much more aesthetically apealing and more warm and welcomming that our stale and business structured ones here.

ABOVE - A poor quality shot of the periphery region of Taipei. Most Taipei shots will show you a bustling downtown, but this is the downtown extension that is not as flashy but still quite pleasant.