AN AMAZING TRIP: Part 1-Taiwan

I was not able to post while during the second part of our trip. China doesn't allow the viewing of blog pages for some reason...

This was a trip of a lifetime, we feel extremely blessed to be able to go and see such awesome sights and meet wonderful people. We feel so grateful that we were safe the entire time, and that we were able to return to our home safely!

The first week in Taiwan was so much fun. It was so great to meet member's from Tyson's mission. We stayed in fun hotels and with members during our stay. The people treated us like royalty, it was so much fun. Each time we said goodbye to a different family, we were just in tears! The people treated us like family. They were so kind and generous. We can't wait to go back to Taiwan again someday! Taiwan holds a very special place in our hearts!

Here are a couple pictures from the Taiwan part of our trip:

Eating lunch with a family from Tyson's mission

This is at a famous wood carving little town called Sonei

Tys and me at a bridge that connects two counties in Taiwan

This is the monk monastery called the Chung Tai Buddist Temple

We had a wonderful time in Taiwan. There are so many experiences that we got to share together, and we feel so blessed to go and see the people and the beautiful island. We even got to have dinner with Molly's parents in Taipei. Her dad is the mission president there, and this is their view from their balcony:

I could definitely look at that everyday! We made some new friends while we were there too! The language barrier was not too much of a problem, Tyson had to translate for me, but I was able to learn a lot while I was there. Its so different from trying to follow along with a program on a computer. When you are there surrounded by people all speaking a different language, you get totally immersed in it.

The food got a little interesting. I'll have to honestly say that I survived on rice and fruit for a few of the days. They just don't waste ANY PARTS, and there are no forks and knives to cut off the parts that are less than desirable to eat. They just shovel it in with their chopsticks without thinking anything of it. The fruit was amazing! We had yummy pineapple, strawberries, mangos, apple bananas, and other exotic fruits that I don't know the english names for.

I'm a little pressed for time right now, so I will post about the China part of our trip shortly. I also took pictures of things that are different, and things that are the same, so I'll post pictures about that later too, stay tuned!