Short September-update

It's the very end of September, and more than a month since last update. I'm still in Taiwan, more than 365 days after I came to study Chinese.

September 5th was final exam, and September 6th the language center invited us all to the traditional dinner they have in the end of every term. My goal on every test and exam is at least 90 out of 100 points. The final exam is always the most difficult one, as it covers everything we've learned so far, and focuses on the last few chapters that we've rushed through in order to finish in time. This time I scored just below 90 on the test, but I still scored above 90 in the total semester-score.

During the vacation I went with my girlfriend to Taipei, and we run a race in the Maokong-mountains. A challenging and great race, in hot and humid weather this year. No heavy typhoon-rain like last year. After returning to Tainan we went barbecuing (it's mid-autumn festival and everyones barbecuing), we went swimming in the ocean and also done some shopping. After buying new shoes for the run in Taipei, I also needed some new slippers for everyday use. This time my girlfriend suggested a Taiwan brand, and I'm very happy with it.

Interviewed in Chinese prior to the race :)

Two weeks of vacation was great. I also prepared for the next semester by writing down some of the vocabulary in my little book, so when the time comes it will be much easier to practise the characters. After a short break, I also started to look forward to the next semester. We are now at the very last chapter of book three, and will start book number four next week. The weather is still warm, but not as warm as in July and August. I've heard several people prefer winter in Tainan, as it's not too warm and not to cold.

One of my favourite breakfasts, potato-hamburger ;) (薯餅漢堡)

Just a shorter update this time, as I've been quite lazy writing on my blog recently. I hope to write a little about my study techniques and experiences later. Book three has a vocabulary of 1073 words if I counted them correctly, and I've written them all down in my little book. I'm kind of proud of it, and would like to post a picture of it on the blog as it's taken me many many hours to finish it. I plan to do the same thing with the vocabulary of book four.