Last Few Days in Taiwan - Photo Recap
My 13 months in Asia is over, and I am back in North America. Leaving Taiwan was a little harder than I thought it would be, and I'm not sure what I've taken from my time there. So until I'm able to think about it more, I'll recap my final month in Asia with photos. This will be the first, then I'll do one of the Philippines, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Vancouver.
My last days in Taiwan included my first typhoon. This picture doesn't look too ominous, and really the typhoon wasn't so bad. It made for some of the most beautiful and clear skies I've seen in Taiwan. The downside was that it rained during a very busy 48 hours of packing, shipping, and seeing friends. Driving my scooter in the typhoon was a little unsettling also. And yes, I did it barefooted.
Goodbye Thai dinner with sisters Dana and Katrina. Katrina is now studying in England, and Dana is the coolest insurance agent in Taiwan.
Ichieh, Our Chinese teacher, took David, Elena and I out for a nice lunch in a cave. An artificial artsy cave, but a cave nonetheless. One of my favorite dining experiences in Taiwan.
Elena and Ichieh
Dessert. Sticky rice with peanut paste.
Onion salad. Tasted a lot like Thai Green Papaya Salad.
Fried rice with little dried shrimp. I really grew to like dried shrimp, eyeballs and all. I'll have to look for them at my local Chinese grocer's.
We said goodbye to Ariel (tear), and our enthusiastic friend Mark drove us to the bus terminal.
My final Taiwanese meal. Chicken with typical pickled sides and seaweed.
And some final goodbyes...
Goodbye lady on the tiny scooter. 
Goodbye Tuesday night pizza friends.
Goodbye class. 
Goodbye Ariel. I told you he was violent, but you insisted on being his friend.
Goodbye beef noodle soup. 
Goodbye again Ariel.
i have been looking at recipes for some new desserts here at mug and bean. i'm wondering how sticky rice with peanut paste would sell?
Probably not well. But if you could find a way to work sweet red bean paste into any of the desserts, I'd buy one!