We're Always Prepared for Surprises!

It's hard to believe that we've been in Taiwan for almost 2 weeks! Every day has been an exciting mix of surprises and Saturday was no exception. Our gracious hosts told us to dress casually because we were going into the mountains. The entire team dressed in our finest hiking gear and we set out for the day. Our first stop was a beautiful stream. Next up, an aborigines dancing performance in the mountains. It was so fun! The dance troupe was comprised of men, women and adorable children who even invited us to dance with them!


Next up, lunch! We asked if we needed to change into more formal attire, but they told us that it was just a casual lunch and not to worry about what we wore. But, when we walked into the restaurant we quickly realized that it was a formal engagement party! We definitely stuck out like sore thumbs, so we asked to go back to the car so we could change.


We didn't have a place to change our clothes, so we make the street into an impromptu changing room (don't worry, we were discreet and there was even a small trailer right by the car where I ducked into to change my shirt.)

After changing we went back to the restaurant where we enjoyed a nice lunch and toasted the adorable couple. Mailani even went up to say a few words of thanks..luckily our clothes were changed, otherwise it would have looked like she was teaching one of her Jazzercise classes!

The afternoon was a relaxing mix of shopping and sightseeing. We capped off the night with a lovely aborigines dinner and a cocktail party at the Past District Governor Porite's beautiful home. We even sang a little karaoke (my favorite activity!)


I'll definitely remember this day as one of my favorites on the trip. Now, time to get started with another day of surprises!