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On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:35 PM, Shonna Sommer wrote: Omg, we made it to Bali. It was absolutely out of control getting here... but we're here now! We packed up on Wednesday morning, ate some delicious mango, grabbed our delicious favorite breakfast (bread, fried bread, and egg) and headed towards the airport. Our flight was at 10:15am and we left the apartment at 7am. Before I left the US, I purchased an amazing travel backpack with a detachable fanny pack and mini backpack. But unfortunately I packed it a little too heavy. Okay, a lot too heavy. Even at 7am it was really really really hot and humid and Karen and I were basically drenched in sweat before we even got to the train station. Karen brought a big suit case, and a small backpack. I also had with me a fairly good sized carryon bag with shoulder straps that are really uncomfortable and hard to carry with the backpack so Karen was rolling it on her suitcase. We made it to the train, dripping sweat, and arrived at main s...
taiwan travel updates
On Sat, Jul 10, 2010 at 12:19 AM, Shonna Sommer wrote: Hi friends and family... Karen and I made it to Taiwan!! We endured a 13 hour flight and of course, I slept about 11 of the 13. Karen made a friend, Brian, on the way to the international terminal. He is a 23 year old Arizona born with Taiwanese parents... he works for the Taiwan consulate. He’s totally adorable and really helpful. He helped us take the bus from the airport and saved us some money. We may hang out with him in a couple of days. We took a cab from the main station to Karen’s brother’s apartment.... pretty comical scene. Him, speaking to us in Chinese... us, having no idea what he's saying. We handed him Karen's brother’s apt address on a piece of paper and we found our way. We caught up a bit with the roommate Heidi and we both slept well... even though it was all a bit confusing timewise. For those of you who don't know, Karen and I have come to Taiwan to see Karen’s brother who incidentally got offer...