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homeward slow
Jun. 28th, 2017 02:12 amvery reluctant to leave taiwan - eight days flew by in a flash, and I still feel like I've not had enough of this city. i really wish I didn't have to go back to work on Thursday and Friday because I'd love to extend my trip here lol.
the ache's dulled slightly by the fact that I have things to look forward to this weekend (like internship ending, and meeting a friend) but I know I'll come back again in the near future.
many of my friends were like, "huh you not sian meh go Taiwan again" when I told them I was coming back for a holiday, presumably because I'd stayed here for a full semester last year. but honestly? I'm not sian of it at all. in fact, there are still lots of places that I want to visit, even within taipei.
maybe to them it is, because the night markets and usual tourist spots barely change over the years, but therein lies the secret, I guess. this trip, N and I explored a lot of places that were off the beaten path, and all within taipei itself (some were places recommended by other friends, others were places I wanted to revisit). I'll do a better roundup when I'm back home and free from work, so probably this weekend.
imagine how much more of these hidden gems I have yet to see! I've not even been to taichung, taitung, kenting and tainan yet.
maybe when I go for grad trip I'll take another one week trip by myself to taiwan. though the problem with that plan lies with the fact that well- I don't exactly have money, and I won't exactly have much when I'm back from japan. though I suppose I could consider coming to taiwan first, before heading off to japan... or something like that.
we'll see. for now, it's around twelve hours more of breathing the taiwan air, before it's farewell for another year or so. i almost don't want to go to sleep, because I know i'm gonna miss this place terribly. I missed it so much for the past year, and coming back... kinda really did feel like returning to my second home. this country really stole my heart, and I have no regrets at all.
the ache's dulled slightly by the fact that I have things to look forward to this weekend (like internship ending, and meeting a friend) but I know I'll come back again in the near future.
many of my friends were like, "huh you not sian meh go Taiwan again" when I told them I was coming back for a holiday, presumably because I'd stayed here for a full semester last year. but honestly? I'm not sian of it at all. in fact, there are still lots of places that I want to visit, even within taipei.
maybe to them it is, because the night markets and usual tourist spots barely change over the years, but therein lies the secret, I guess. this trip, N and I explored a lot of places that were off the beaten path, and all within taipei itself (some were places recommended by other friends, others were places I wanted to revisit). I'll do a better roundup when I'm back home and free from work, so probably this weekend.
imagine how much more of these hidden gems I have yet to see! I've not even been to taichung, taitung, kenting and tainan yet.
maybe when I go for grad trip I'll take another one week trip by myself to taiwan. though the problem with that plan lies with the fact that well- I don't exactly have money, and I won't exactly have much when I'm back from japan. though I suppose I could consider coming to taiwan first, before heading off to japan... or something like that.
we'll see. for now, it's around twelve hours more of breathing the taiwan air, before it's farewell for another year or so. i almost don't want to go to sleep, because I know i'm gonna miss this place terribly. I missed it so much for the past year, and coming back... kinda really did feel like returning to my second home. this country really stole my heart, and I have no regrets at all.
