Almost through my first week

As I attempt to write this fascinating blog, I hear some ridiculous digitized chime going off outside my window...it's probably the trash truck. I don't understand the music here yet. I had to go to the medical clinic and on the way we were listening to some sort of flute music with a girl singing. The guy who put it on was the bus driver, a pretty big tough looking guy. In the bookstore today, they were playing this ridiculous teeny bopper music the whole time. It was like a blend of Hanson and Avril Lavigne. Anyway, the first week of teaching is almost over. I've taught three classes so far and it's gone pretty well. The kids are so cute! However, I have no idea what I'm doing. It's going to take some time to get the hang of it.

I just had to check...it is the trash truck. The sounds are so annoying and funny. Maybe I can post them on here somehow. It sounds like a Nintendo GameBoy game. The bell at my school is the same kind of sound. It's a popular thing out here.

I went on my second run today. I ran down the main road in town and needless to say, I did not see any other runners. I did run by the Quanta Computer headquarters. Apparently they are the largest laptop manufacturer in the world. I ran through a massive Technology Park in Linkou. Manufacturing is a major industry here. I'll post some pictures of that later. My co-workers told me that no one runs outside because of how bad the air pollution is. They also told me that every new teacher gets sick soon after they first arrive and their sickness lingers for a few months. That's something to look forward to!

Good god, I can still hear that bell! The truck must be driving in circles. It is so annoying. The chime has completely derailed my train of thought. Once I get a sound clip of that up, you'll understand why it would have such an effect. Check out the new pictures!