new york city

on the metro

grand central

 We had a fun day trip down to the city, parked about 20 minutes north and took the north metro to grand central. From there we walked up Park avenue, over to Madison, across 53rd st, and to Central Park. We wandered around the park, seeing still life ballerinas, fiddlers fiddling under the over-passes, children sailing their boats, ducks riding on the sailboats... Walked through the park to the MET museum, got lost for some hours. Upon resurfacing, walked to the Steiner school, then walked and walked some more. Found an Irish pub, to gaze at the locals for a while, and then settled in to a cozy sushi dinner at a recommended place by a mere passerby. It was a wonderful, exhausting and FULL day.

 

thomas wishes he could have been a knight

Vermont

 We visited Lucas and Louisa on the way to new york and fell head over heels in LOVE with the landscape there, the farms, the green rolling hills and, well, their goats, to be honest. What a dreamy place to live, and to work in harmony with the land. We made PICKLES, Papa Porter's recipe, (which we tasted yesterday, and they were delicious!), we romped around in the woods felling trees for the goats to munch on, hiked up Peaked mountain, and went to an amazing APPLE orchard. Life is pretty much wonderful.

here they are!

i still LOVE chickens

Farewell to Taiwan, Bali and Landing Back in our HOMELAND.

Rice Fields in Bali

 

Well, the blogging scheme seemed do-able in our year of travels and adventures, but here we are, as the first cool winds of autumn begin to blow, gearing up for our move to New York, and fondly remembering one year ago right now; beginning a new school year in Taiwan, experiencing Typhoons and crazy rainstorms, culture shock, and settling in for what turned out to be a very fast, eventful year, chock full of fascinating escapades and coming home with innumerable stories and treasures in our hearts... It is my goal, as usual, to keep up-to-date tales of this exciting and blessed life I lead, and to share the images that I have happened upon and (taken of) the paths where my feet do wander...  

bangkok, thailand

buddhas

leaving mainland on the ferry

major flooding

candle light dinners

Here are some images of our Rainy Spring Break trip to Thailand, our June trip to BAli, and some pictures of our last few days in Taiwan... 

Snorkeling in Bali

The closing of the school year was bittersweet; sad to say goodbye to the sweet children who had wound their way into our hearts, and also exciting to have made it through the year and all of its challenges, obstacles, and growing moments. It was really nice to know that the parents of my class were very appreciative and thankful for all of the loving energy I gave to their children.

Here is the funny graduation picture with caps and gowns that the parents insisted upon!

Our last days in Taiwan were spent packing, moving, shipping boxes, and cruising around on our scooter, trying to catch some last minute glimpses of the places we had wished to visit. It was hard to say goodbye to the place that we had made our home for a year, and mostly to the people we met,. Thomas and I parted ways, I back to the US for a summer of studying, and Thomas to Nepal for to continue the adventure!

Monkey Forest

temple on a lake

last scooter rides

delicious mango ice! Favorite treat in Kaohsiung...

Flying away from Taiwan