day one
So, let me give you the backstory -
Last Halloween, a good friend of mine - Caroline Himmelman @chimmely - read my tarot. Just for fun. She told me, "you are going to soon take a trip that will change your life dramatically." This was months and months before I even contemplated going on a trip anywhere, let alone across the planet -
I've already met a bunch of the people in the building - most of them with roots in the US. One guy's an INSEAD graduate, starting a business here in Taipei; a girl with a diverse background from NY; and another girl from Sharon, Mass. Somehow, meeting people here seems to be easy, but maybe it can be chalked up to meeting English speakers in a non-English speaking society.
The apartment I'm living is pretty amazing. I'm on the 15th floor of a 18 story building - rooftop pool and an incredible view of the 4 animal mountain. The 101 is a stones throw away, and a night market is three minutes walking, tops. I've only had one proper meal, so the night market is definitely on the plate tonight.
Otherwise, I'm occupying my time by walking around in the 100+ degree heat, reading the books I've brought (currently, a book on the Alexander Technique, and Murakami's Wind-Up Bird Chronicle), and taking three showers a day. The best thing I've done so far was to learn to just accept the heat, rather than be disgusted by it.
First Saturday night out in Taipei - let's make it a good one.
PS - writing is hard, especially if you haven't done it in a while. Time to start flexing again.