Earlier that day we started off by heading to the NTU farm for some rice harvesting experience. It was very fun but very labor extensive and sooo humid. I have never sweated so much in my life like I did yesterday. It was quite unpleasant. We even got to wear bamboo hats. Later on that day after a lecture on Food Security, Economic Development and Environment we went back to the field but this time transplanting rice seedlings. Ahhh it was basically a mud puddle that went knee high deep. It was a very scary experience because you couldn't see what you were standing on and just felt creep crawlers everywhere. Viven and I were buddies making sure we both didn't fall. I can't believe farmers would do this back in the day. I can now really appreciate their hard work and effort.
After washing all the mud off our legs and feet, Fan, Corinne, Flora, Rebecca and I went to a tea shop. I finally found a tea set!! I was very happy but about the price.....it was worth every penny :) I got 5% off because it was VIP status lol I felt like the staff there was treating us like royalty. They allowed us to try several different teas so Fan and Corinne could see which ones they liked. We even all had a piece of pineapple cake. Yum.
The day ended with shopping at the little market by our dorm and a Vietnamese restaurant. I'm really going to miss Flora and Rebecca!
Today we visited the Taipei City Zoo. I enjoyed it very much. I wish we had more time to look around. I think that this zoo should set an example for the states. I was very impressed with the habitat they provided for the animals and how clean everything was. The Austin Zoo and even the San Antonio Zoo isn't like this. The most exciting part however was being able to get VIP status by seeing parts of the zoo the regular public doesn't get to see and a Panda! It was my first time seeing a panda and I was surprised at how small it was. For some reason I thought it was bigger. Little Jack gave me a pineapple cake with egg yolk today. I think Teresa and him went to the bakery earlier today and brought some for everyone. It was very nice of both of them. It was delicious and just the right timing when Jack gave me some because I was hungry :)
Next and because it was our only chance to, Carolina, Corinne, Ivy, Alicia, Jenny, Tracey and I all went to a Hello Kitty Restaurant. We waited a very long time to get seated and was very annoyed by three mothers and their children. The table we were sitting at was the table where our group was to be seated. These women just kept taking pictures after pictures! It was annoying because we had to be back at the NTU campus by 3:30. Unfortunately we didn't make it on time but we were only 10 minutes late. I didn't really enjoy it as much as I could have because I was worried about the time. All of us were but all of us were glad we got to eat our delicious food.
Our last venture of the day was at the NTU Veterinary Medicine Facility. It had the same feel and smell as Texas A&M Veterinary Building. I learned that students straight out of high school can immediately go to school here and start learning about the field. I think this is amazing and I wish the U.S was like this. I think our system often discourages students who are in the field by making us wait to learn hands on experiences until post graduate school. I'm quite jealous. Emily asked a very interesting question today. She asked if cats or dogs lose their fur during cancer treatment like humans do. The answer is no but they do lose their whiskers and eyebrows and they will never grow back. I found this very interesting and the professor giving us the tour guide said that most of the owners never even notice. Wow!
Lab Room
Tomorrow is the last day of the BACT program and we present our projects. I am not looking forward to it. I know it will be very sad saying goodbye to everyone. I still have so much more to see in Taiwan and I'm not ready to leave! I hope that one day I will be able to come back. I'm really going to miss everyone soo much!
P.s this is my last blog. I hope everyone enjoyed it :)
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