Sunday, February 1, 2009

the big move to bamboo north city (jiu bei)

we no longer live in the shi da area of taipei.

we have moved to jiu bei city.
jiu=bamboo bei=north

neighboring cities are xin jiu, jiu dong, jiu nan, jiu xi
(new bamboo, bamboo west, bamboo south, bamboo east)

this place is a 1.5 hour drive south east of taipei,
a 36 min ride on the high speed rail.

now we live in the middle of dozens of rice paddies. riding up to our apartment is mind blowing. you zig and zag through vibrant green rice fields with
bright yellow flowers. it smells really fresh here.

this area is rated the best place to live in taiwan in 2008 studies. lucky us. it really is nice. much less traffic than taipei, air smells much better, blooming cities, much more money being put into the construction of the buildings here.

we start training tomorrow.

wish us luck!!, we will keep u posted

3 comments:

lynda_keith said...

OMG! We miss you guys so much! I haven't talked to you in so long that i'm starting to get a little worried! How are things over there? How's the teaching? Send me an email with everything!

Love you!
Lynda

lynda_keith said...

Hey honey, long time no talk to, hope all is well, your sister helped me become 'blog friendly';)
I hope the new jobs are working out and your transition went well. When you get a min. please email your worrywart old man !
tell Bert 'hi' and send me an email...

Love you,

Dad

Unknown said...

Hey guys!
I've been following your blog. VERY good work, Meg.
I have a son, Matt, who teaches in Taiwan somewhere.
Me and Marilyn wish you the best on your fascinating saga. I love your photography.
Love,
Dancer Friends