day six, trip two

Today I realised I've had far too much time to think here.

After an email from my parents and a phonecall from my grandparents, both pointing out the fact that I'm leaving soon, I spent the next few (depressing) hours trying to think of schemes that would result in me staying in Taiwan.

I don't want to leave.

But it's okay. I will most definitely be coming back here. And I most definitely want to explore more of asia. It's pretty amazing.

This evening we all went out to a night market for dinner, for what turned out to be yet another culinary adventure. I think I've eaten more fish and seafood in the last week than I have in my life. I don't like seafood, and am not particularly fond of fish. But the 'try everything once that wont kill you' part of me kicked in and I couldn't say no to the food that was offered. I had curried manta ray fin that had been barbequed in a banana leaf, stir fried oysters and egg, and oysters with garlic, ginger and chillies. And it was all washed down with freshly juiced sugar cane, which, is surprisingly unsweet.

It paid off, it wasn't at all bad.