From Michelle (MSU student) - June 17

Today it was really sunny in the morning. It was about 85 degrees, but it felt like 90 degrees. Half of us are still walking to school.
We usually stop at Seven-Eleven, a convenience store, and we grab some breakfast. We have tried many of the different types of breads. The kind that I have gotten I have liked. They have so many teas and juices. I love trying something new every day. In our first class we went over chapter four vocabularies. The vocabulary is still pretty simple because most of the vocabulary we have already learned.
Tomorrow we have a test on chapter three so tonight we are all going to study. The vocabulary is not too hard yet, so I think we will all be fine. In our second class we played a very competitive game. It was boys against girls. Sam, Zach (our friend from Pennsylvania), and Mitch were on one team and Hannah, Tiffany, and I was on another team. The object of the game was to write five characters with our hands on each other’s backs, and the last person had to run to the board and write the correct character.
It was a very challenging but fun game. We were able to use clues to help our team mates figure out the characters. After a very competitive game we could not agree on who won the game. Our teacher said we tied, although both teams disagreed. As our prize we each got a can coffee, which we needed because we were so tired! After class we all met in another room and had lunch with some other foreigners and students who attend Fu Jen Catholic University. We had many different types of pizza. One pizza even had octopus on it! I was too scared to try it, but Sam tried it! They had another good pizza, which had meat and peppers. I really liked it. We tried pearl tea. I thought it was not too bad, but I do not think I would order it again. After lunch, we went to English Summer Camp again. It was so much fun. The day before we had to prepare performances with our groups. Our group did the cha cha slide. It was so much fun teaching them how to dance. Other groups danced, sang, and one group even performed a skit. We had a marvelous time meeting students from Fu Jen University. After our performances we had to go to the fourth floor to get a blessing and certificates. Only Tiffany and Hannah went because we had to go back to the apartment to let the waterman in. After we got back, most of us took naps. A few of us woke up before others, so they went ahead and had dinner. I went to Ximen to eat dinner later. We are able to communicate better with other people. After we got back from dinner, we all began to study. We had to prepare for a test in our first class on chapter three. Most of us are learning how to study better. Our teachers really help us comprehend everything. I really enjoy going to class and trying new things every day. We have so many plans for the weekend! We are so excited about being in Taiwan and being to make our dreams come true.