I am back (again) in Taiwan. It is really hot. I wish I was still at the beach. It was a nice 20 to 25 degrees in Ventura, I sometimes actually felt cold. Taiwan on the other hand is a sauna.
I have been looking on Tealit for work, but I haven't yet seen anything that I find attractive. I guess as September approaches I will be less and less picky. On a good note, Linda at Shi Hsin has managed to get me another class so that now I will have four classes when the semester begins. This means that I won't have to teach as much at a buxiban when I do find a new job.
My good friend Mathias was in Taiwan for a few days and my wife wanted me to help her talk to him about selling her company's product in Europe and Thailand. I had to act as interpreter and I have to say it was very difficult. People talk in long sentences and don't usually give you time to translate. Also, more often than not everyone wants to talk at the same time. It was very frustrating at times. I now truly understand how things get lost in translation. I am sure not looking forward to doing that again anytime soon.
I am writing this on my new MacBook Pro and I have to say that I am very happy with it. Most people give me strange looks when I tell them that bought a Mac. They don't really understand what it is like. I still have my windows machine but I have hardly touched it since I came back. I am sure I will need it for some tasks (like games) but so far I haven't missed it much. Of course I could always try out Boot Camp and then I won't ever have to use it again.
The EBS crew (and alumni) are going out to Odeons next week. I am really looking forward to that. I miss them all very much, especially my students. That's it for now.
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