Jenn and Stew find the pu bu / 瀑布 / waterfall

 After yet another typhoon, the sun returns to Yilan County!  I took a Sunday bike ride with Jenny (one of the 2 other ETA's/English Teaching Assistants living in Nan Ao).  We rode to Jin Yue, one of the 7 other villages in Nan Ao Township.

Nan Ao's fresh air, beautiful scenery and minimal traffic really compliment the road bike.  I've been going on rides 6 days a week.  Although rainy days require a bit more motivation...  

We found the Jin Yue waterfall!  Lots of people were jumping off the waterfall around the back to the right and swimming.  

I'm totally afraid of heights so I just played in the water and climbed on the rocks.    

Shout out to my Nan Ao sister, Jenny.  Her awesome blog definitely motivated me to start doing this.  We worked on our storybooks together.  Check out this traditional story from the Ao Hua village of Nan Ao.     

A Story of the Tree at Ao Hua

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Welcome, Rodney!

On Saturday, I went to a Taiwanese "baby shower."  It's Chinese custom to have baby celebrations one month after the baby arrives.  

  

Mama Ah Fa and Baby Rodney!

The usual Nan Ao celebratory seafood feast!

About 50 people attended, including Bi Hou's kindergarten teacher, Ibu!  This is a small township, so there were lots of familiar faces peppered among the tables.  

Ibu explained that the restaurant staff signals no more food will come from the kitchen by sending out the "to-go" treat.  At this restaurant it's always small tea boxes!

Nan Ao Panorama

Photos taken at 4:00 PM on the roof of the Teacher's Dorm, where I live.  You can make out the ocean horizon in the center.

Photos stitched together with Windows Live Photo Gallery.

Happy 2011!  We got a new decade for xmas.

xoxo
J Stew