Last night's intention had been to eat at Foster's because it was close to the produce market and we could pop out to buy some veggies after dinner. As it turned out, after a couple of beers (Lee) and a lychee sour (me) we didn't have the motivation to look for carrots and onions. There's always today.

We did, however, spend time at the bar talking to an expat Brit who is a lawyer and has been living in Kaohsiung for 12 years. It's odd to run into other expats. I'm not sure of the appropriate acknowledgement. Do we give a hearty hello, as though we already know each other because of some perceived shared background? I wouldn't greet a stranger like that on the streets back home and yet there is some sense of commonality. Hey! someone else who speaks English! In fact, I usually make an attempt at eye contact and give a subtle head nod or ignore them, depending on their response to me. More often than not, we just ignore each other. It's odd.

On a completely different note, we did finally make it to the post office after work on Friday. Not only did I send my package to Amherst I also bought stamps for postcards:

Now I can finally send my thank you cards to my Green Room families at the Children's Center. It turned out not to be a long wait at the post office but it is not cheap to send packages. I probably won't be doing much of that. I'll be packing really efficiently for our Christmas trip instead. After all, none of the clothes I have here will be appropriate for December in New England. All the clothes I need will be waiting for me in the box I left behind.

The weather here, though, really has changed. I've actually changed from wearing a tank top to a t-shirt on the bike ride to school because it's a bit chilly in the morning. The highs are only reaching into the mid-80's and the humidity is in the 60's and 70's, way down from the 90's a month ago! Too soon to switch to long pants but that may actually happen before winter arrives.