now to the philippines!

alas this is the end of our bloggin journey through my three months in taiwan. of course you noticed there are giant gaps of time towards the end. this was because I was so slammed just before the parade and have been busy on holiday ever since and have found myself just unable to catch up. But do not fret! Upon my return to philadelphia in december, I will clean up this poor ending to be more palatable.

But hark! The trip is not over! I still have another month and then some to go. so in honor of an new adventure, a new electronic address:

please follow the this link for more michelle posadas adventures: http://theluckestbird.blogspot.com/

back again: jin san

back again to the jin san hot springs, this time with irit! amy took us at 8:30AM this morning, but we had to find our way home. it was relatively easy, but what too about 45 mins to drive, took us about 4 hours by public transportation. lovely and worth it none-the less.

saying goodbye: shih chen

finally, i'm starting to feel like i'm leaving. funny enough two days before my departure. as I said good bye to the last students who stayed behind. my heart sank a little. i don't know when I will see these people again? i realized that it was coming to an end and I had to say goodbye to these amazing students I love to work with . . . i also have to say goodbye to taiwan too.

first chance at freedom

fulong beach: dan and roque practicing acrobatics


tongman elementary school in ji an: our wonderful hosts in hualein


at the taruko gorge in hualein with ray and minchi (and 5 other pals not pictured)


irit and i at nu san beach in hualein

the past week has been amazing and jam-packed with adventure. since
our first chance at freedom we've done sightseeing-a-plenty in Taipei,
a beach trip to Fulong and about four days in the south in beautiful
Hualien. We hope you enjoy the gorgeous photos with all the incredibly
wonderful people we've met so far! Wish us luck to our next stop, the
Philippines!

Check out more photos here:
http://s218.photobucket.com/albums/cc228/posadasmichelle/post%20parade%20adventures/

Parade Group: Lu Zhou Noodle Festival

this is Cindy, a new person working at Dream Community, wearing the noodle head mask I made, they will use it as a sample to help make 40 more. It makes me giggle. The concept is 40 people will be around the Noodle Float during the parade running around and being chased by giant Bamboo ladles, which are used to make the famous qie "zai main" noodles.

Organization: Lu Zhou Noodle Festival
Group: Building - my favorite 5 rock star volunteers, Participating - 40 adults
Assignment: 1) Design and make a sample noodle head mask 2) Design and create 2 "special" noodle head mask for the Mayor and her secretary Joanne. Gold, Silver, and "bling" was requested in this creation.

Public Workshop

here is my table where I work and where people can come by to make costumes for the parade. I work one 3 hour shift during the week and four 3 hour shifts during the weekend.

Parade Group: Dream Ballet

Young Shen, Wong and I got a bunch done in a few hours

Organization: Dream Ballet
Group: 10 darling dancers from the dance studio at Dream Community, age 8 and up
Assignment: 1) Design and make a float with the Taj Mahal 2) Make the float with Nina's husband (She works at Dream Community) on nights and weekends 3) include a bench so the dancers have a place to rest in between dancing.