Traveling to Chaojhou!!

Okay….I haven’t updated this blog in a while, so I am going to do the best I can to fill you in on what has been happening. This past week has been amazing!! Let me start from the beginning. After spending a great weekend in Taipei for orientation, it was time to depart to our new homes. The team I am living on is stationed in Choajhou. (Pronounced Chow – Joe) The other members on my team are: Our team leaders: Wes and Julianna Dudley, David, Stephannie, Megan, Hannah, and Grace. Grace won’t be arriving in Taiwan until later.

Anyways….Choajhou is on the complete opposite end of Taiwan from Taipei. By car, it would take you probably four to five hours. We traveled by a high speed train. It only took us an hour and a half to get to Kaoshiung, which is only thirty minutes from Chaojhou. Kaoshiung is the end of the line for the high speed train. After we got to Koahsiung (pronounced Gow – Shung) we then had to take a thirty minute van ride to our school in Chaojhou.


Group shot right before leaving for Chaojhou, Taiwan. From left to right: David, me, Hannah, Stephannie, Julianna, Svannah, Wes, and Megan

Wating for the train to depart from Taipei. Hannah, Stephannie, and David

Gross..I don't like that picture of me!! Haha..anyways, we are waiting for the train to leave from Taipei.

Scenery while traveling to Chaojhou.

More Scenery!! Isn't it beautiful!!

And....more scenery!!

We have arrived in Kaoushiung! (This was the end of the line for the high speed rail)