A Taiwanese Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

We even had pumpkin pie!!

Put together by some American ladies in our church... yumm

After we ate we played games all day!

Exploring

We had to hike down the mountainside through trees and rocks


The "secret beach" that only few people know about!

The rocks made the waves large and fun!

Weekend Beach Trip II

A beach in Kenting, a beach town two hours away from Kaohsiung.


We ate dinner at a seafood restaurant where you choose your own fish before they cook them!

Weekend Beach Trip

At "Star Bay" where apparently there are grains of sand shaped like stars!

Kate and Kenny, our travel buddies-- a married couple we know through church

There happened to be a rainbow...

But as we watched, we began to see TWO and then THREE rainbows!

Typhoon Hits Taiwan!

Our first big typhoon of the year. We're in the middle of it right now!

A Day in the Life

My youngest class; they got ice cream for getting perfect scores on a hard test.
Kathryn's new scooter -- She's at pro level already!
I've always wanted a motorcycle. This is pretty much it!
Sunday night dinner after church at New Life. (Guys not shown).

Typos

There are English typos just about everywhere. This was a funny one we saw while we were riding through the town.
"The Disoc" or "The Disco"? You decide.

Our Neighborhood: The Cultural Center

Just around the block lies the Cultural Center, a performing arts center, art studio display, library, and outdoor park pavillion all in one.

On Saturday afternoons, part of the Cultural Center fills up with little kids on roller blades, who practice around cones.

At night, the Cultural Center fills up with crowds of people who like to do energetic exercises and stetching all led by an instructor. It is always fascinating to see people just join in.

Dad's Root Beer Floats

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Work & Play

This is KNS, where I've begun work! I like it a lot!

This is Bo'ai, a main road that runs N and S through Kaohsiung.

A quick pose at a stoplight.

A Big Surprise: Anthony Johnson

Kathryn and I were very surprised Wednesday night when we ran into a good friend of mine that I met in Argentina, Anthony Johnson. We were attending a weekly Bible study and there Anthony was... very strange, but God had it all planned out! He teaches English in South Korea and was on a random vacation to Taiwan. He was being very adventurous, travelling solo, and going to places where he knew no one (except me, that is). We had such a good two days. What a blessing to see an old friend before I start work for real!

We enjoyed many scooter rides about Kaohsiung City. We did a little bit of exploring.
Ansy (pictured left, on the right), another OMF partner here in the city, has become a fast friend to us both!

Colby has a job!

UPDATE: We are now both officially employed. Kathryn is working for Joy Language School, and I will be working at KNS Language Institute. Kathryn begins teaching on Monday and I begin training on Monday. We are so thankful to the Lord! Please keep us in your prayers!

One in a Million in "Scooter Kingdom"

Kaohsiung supposedly is the city with the 2nd most scooters in the entire world. I definitely agree, although its hard to imagine there being any more scooters than this!

Our Favorite: Pu Tao Yo

This here is our favorite drink in Taiwan thus far. It is called Pu Tao Yo (Grapefruit juice). This particular store adds a lot of real grapefruit pieces on top of the already great juice!











Here Kathryn is displaying the amazing Grapefruit consistency.

It's so refreshing on these hot, humid days!