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    Day 9 - the official program begins

    July 10, 2018 in Taiwan ⋅ 🌧 27 °C

    Hey travel journal,
    It was a late start today with the lecture not starting until 10am. After getting ready and heading downstairs we headed over to the main building. We had a big introduction and got booklets that outlines the two week program. And went over our timetable for the two weeks. Then we passed the microphone around and everyone introduced themselves by name, uni and major. The other two schools are all nursing students. Last year so was qut so they get so confused that we are all completely different majors. We have the same group number as the other two groups put them together. But makes it fun. Then we headed out onto the main steps and got a big group photo and then headed out for a campus tour with our individual buddies. Except we didn't really do it, we just went to the library. It's pretty cool. There was circle stair case in the middle that went up to the third floor. Its a big circle and on the bottom floor were swinging love seats and couches and computers and stuff. It's pretty cool. Then we headed back to the conference room and ate sooo much food at the epic buffet they put on for us. There was rice, chicken, port, fish, dumplings, salad, fruit, cake and fruit juice. It was insane. So much food. And there were three buddies with birthdays this month so they had a birthday cake and after singing happy birthday it got cut up and spread around. After we all ate way to much we headed back to the dorms. We were meant to go to the Australian embassy tonight but there has been a government 4pm lock down for the typhoon. So we put our stuff down and Sophie, Sam, Sara and I headed out to food street to get some fruit. Once we got back and put what we had in the fridge we headed up stairs and I was antisocial for most of the afternoon. To be honest its a pretty good day to be in the dorm because I have had the worst upset stomach this arvo. So I just sat and watched Netflix and iced my knee. Around dinner time I went down stairs and got my welcome lunch left overs (dumplings) and fruit and had that as dinner. Then when I got the urge to start studying for my essay I went out to the lounge room and joined the other girls. They played cards and watched tennis and we all just chatted and waited for the storm to blow in. After a bit I went and had a shower and crawled into bed. After doing my Peter prescribed exercises and watched more Netflix and now I'm gonna crash. Hoping the storm passes quickly so that classes tomorrow aren't cancelled because I really want to do acupuncture and mindfulness. Crossing my fingers and toes. Night xoRead more