Chiang Kai - Shek Memorial Hall!!

During our weekend stay in Taipei, we visited the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall. Chiang Kai - Shek was a very powerful and influential leader back in the 20th century China. The Memorial consist of a huge statue of Chiang Kai - Shek sitting on his royal throne. There are two guards guarding the statute. These guards are changed every hour on the hour. They only stand there for forty five minutes because the changing of the guard itself uses up 15 minutes of that hour. That is a pretty awesome ceremony!! Downstairs, they have a section that is devoted to the wonders of our solar system. That was pretty cool!! They also had a museum at the Memorial. :)


This is me, standing in front of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall.

Here is another shot of the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall.

The great Chiang Kai-Shek sitting in his royal throne!

One of the two soldiers that guarded the statue of Chiang Kai-Shek.

Changing of the guard! It was a pretty awesome ceremony!

The new soldier in position to begin guarding the statue of: Chiang Kai-Shek.

Group shot right outside the Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall!! :)

Here is our great goofy shot right outside the Memorial!!

Night Markets!

During Orientation, there were a few times where us teachers went into the city of Taipei and visited what are called, "Night Markets." It is all these different markets at night. Pretty profound I know. :) Anyways...The one we went to was the largest in Taipei. It was so fun to walk around and see all the different shops. While there, we had what is called shaved ice. It is graded ice, with fruit on top. It was amazing!! I also had a nice chicken wrap thing. I was going to try some snails, but I would have had to buy a whole cup, and I just wanted to try one. It was fun to see, Pizza Hut, Starbucks, and Subway in Taipei. People are everywhere at these markets. You are basically walking shoulder to shoulder with everyone.


One of the many alleyways you could walk down at the night markets!!


Shaved Ice!! This is the bowl that I ate. I ordered strawberry's as my topping. It was Amazing!!!!


Josie, Corrie, LeeAnn, Hannah, Josh, and me all eating shaved ice!! Yuuummm!!!

Arrival!!

Wow!! I can’t believe it. The long awaited day has arrived. I am in Taiwan!! I left on Wednesday August 26th. It was a long day of travel as I had to get up at 2:30 in the morning to drive to the airport. We didn’t get to Taiwan until after 8:00 the next night. I hadn’t slept much on the plane over, so I was pretty tired once we reached Taiwan. The flight over went really well. I really liked their food they served on the plane. I watched a few movies on the plane. This weekend is orientation so we are all staying in a university for the weekend. On Monday, we will be traveling to the different areas we will be living for the year. I will be stationed in Pingtung (pronounced Ping Dong). It sounds like Pingtung is a pretty nice part of Taiwan! The apartment that our team will be stationed in sounds nice also. I know this is random, but I just have to say that I like their city buses!! They are creatively colored, and have curtains with fringes on them. Pretty sweet!!


Me at the Minneapolis, MN airport on Wednesday, August 26th, the morning of departure!!

WELCOME!!!!

Hello! Welcome to When God Said "Go!" This blog has been set up as a way to document my experiences so you can see how God will be using me in Taiwan.

There are several people that I would like to say thank you to for the different roles they have played in getting me to where I am at today.

First and foremost, I want to thank God for all He has done, and is doing in my life. If it wasn't for God I would be going no where and headed for destruction.

Secondly, I want to thank my parents for all their support and encouragement in my life. Thank you mom and dad for all you have done in my life to prepare me for what God has called me to do. I love you guys!!

Thirdly, I want to thank my TESOL instructor Audra King. Thanks Audra for giving me the necessary tools to accomplish this mission that God has called me to do. You were a great teacher!

Lastly, I want to thank everybody who has been praying for me/is praying for me and my trip. Thank you for all your prayers, and support. They are much appreciated!!! I would ask that you all continue to pray for me as I continue to live this new adventure that God has placed me in.