My mom arrived late Tuesday night.   Wednesday was a national holiday–dragon boat festival–so we had lunch with friends and then met some other friends at the boat races.  Thursday and Friday we did school stuff.  Then Saturday we had lunch with close friends, visited the Confucian Temple in Tainan, and ended the day with a Bible study.

Taking different trains

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Vendors set up at the Dragon Boat Races

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While she can claim that she saw some races, it was really crowded and ended up not being as exciting as other races I’ve seen in previous years.

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She’s also been braving my moped. :D

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And, she’s met some of my students.

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Corrina is like my big sister . . . and she is also our matchmaker and neighbor, so lunch with her family was special for all of us.

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Mom has also had her first taste of mango bing (ice). YUMMY!

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At the Confucian temple

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Tea time with some of my adult students included an awesome bowl of tropical and the most amazing tea made from lemongrass, sage, and rosemary.