Late last night several county governments declared a "typhoon day" for the schools meaning that the offices were open but classes were canceled. This gave us the opportunity to spend the afternoon visiting our students at their homes. The morning was spent adjusting the English program so that we can present the remaining material in half a day. Because we have adjusted the schedule to use Saturday morning for the last day of the English program, this actually works out pretty good allowing us to spend more time with families and making it easier for students to stick around for the follow up meeting.

Everyone is in very high spirits. Our Taiwanese teammates are great to work with and, as most college students, very fun loving. This year they brought guitars (four) and have been jamming into the night resulting in two of the guitars being disabled with broken strings. I’ve learned several new Taiwanese praise hymns.

We all miss our families back home. Claire has been on the phone with her mom, who is now in Hong Kong. She’ll be joining us in Chung Li on Sunday. I’ve had several emails with my family. It’s nice to be in a place where we can get a good internet connection.