My life in Taiwan

Currently, much of my life is filled with my job of teaching English to adults. Teaching adults is much different than teaching children. You don't have to discipline them like children, instead they ask many more questions, keeping me on my toes. Another difference is when whn I taught children and they wanted to fall asleep, I made them stand up and do jumping jacks. You can't do that with adults. Instead, I try to fill the class with jokes and a fun atmosphere.

In return, they teach me many things about the culture, Taiwan and encourage me in my limited ability to speak Chinese. I enjoy teaching them.

I attend a bilingual church. Because English is highly sought after, the church attracts people who come to be exposed to the English. This can lead some interesting opportunities to meet people and share with them about God.

I have really been enjoying teaching a Bible Sunday school class. The purpose is to equip the believers in the church. I have learned that a weakness of the Christians in Taiwan is their Bible knowledge. It is common for them to base their faith on experiences. While this is not bad, without a solid Bible foundation, this could lead to problems.

I am going to begin taking Chinese classes again. I took them for a few months and stopped. Recently I have been teaching myself how to write. I'm looking forward to some formal instructions to help me establish a good foundation. One of the difficulties is that this language has 4 tones. It's a little like singing. However, one sound pronounced with two different tones could produce two completely different words. Makes life interesting :).