I still can’t breathe through my nose, dammit. It’s dripping less though, I think, and I feel just fine otherwise. I keep reminding myself that I breath through my mouth during races anyway – and I’m packing Sudafed for the flight.
I am nervous and excited to finally get a look at the place I’ll be living in for the next two years. It would really suck if I got there and hated it! I don’t think I will, though. I think it will be hotter than I’d prefer, and more polluted, but otherwise it sounds like there’s a lot to like. Rudder has said that people there are so friendly that he never felt like a minority, though of course he was one. Someone else (sorry, can’t remember who) told me that he’s never felt more lost than in Taipei, nor minded it less, because he felt so welcomed. My Taiwanese co-workers say I’ll love it because it’s much more like the US than Europe is, and because everything is so much more convenient. I think I’ll like it, mostly, because it’s another adventure.
I will let you all know, of course.