Fatigue is my co-pilot

So I have finally arrived in Taipei. It was a pretty crazy 22 hour trek but I made it. I probably will try to avoid boarding planes at 4 am after being up all day in the future, but for now, I've made it and I'm looking forward to the rest of the week here in Taipei.

A happy thing: I met another teacher for Hess on plane. I got seated right next to her so we've been sharing our Taiwanese adventures. A small snafu: we arrived in Taipei at 5:30 am but cannot check into the hotel until 2 pm. I guess it would have been nice to know that before I scheduled the flight...but as is my mantra "It's an adventure!" In the meantime, Alisha and I have been bumming around looking for places to hang out (but sadly everything opens at 10 am) so 7-11's and random breakfast restaurants are all we've been able to hit thus far. And of course, this i-cafe!

I'm not sure all the caffeine in the world could keep us going until 2pm, but maybe some booze will help...but finding an open bar may prove more difficult than finding an open tea house. Especially since neither one of us can read the signs. Doh. And maybe booze at 9:30 am is a bad choice, but seeing that we've been up for many hours, it feels alright to us. :)

All in all, good start to the adventures! Giddiness and caffeine can be a good combo!

Random aside: I may have to kiss good hair days goodbye for the year. It's as humid as all get out!