Thanksgiving in the English Corner

By Rachel Tobin
Thanksgiving every year heralds in the “holiday season”, with Christmas, Hanukah, and New Years all in close succession. Naturally, it also heralds in a time of rushing and stress, too, with last minute attempts to get everything just right and on time. Thanksgiving in Taiwan was no different, if not even more complicated in its food orchestrations. Some foods we planned on serving weren’t available for love or money in Taiwan, and others had close substitutes that worked, in theory, but on which a conclusion in the matter would not be reached until it was too late to do over.

Rachel says...

      The weather is getting colder and colder here in Taiwan, and the semester is disappearing faster than ever!  I cannot believe it is almost midterms here at Shih Hsin - it seems as if I just arrived last week.   The constant stream of activities and hanging out with friends has given me very little time to spare.  Not that I’m complaining, I’m having a lot of fun in Taiwan, helped by the many friendly students at SHU.