Posted by Megan Roney on Monday, August 2, 2010,
"If you get a chance, go to Taroko Gorge."
Not really much to go on, but it was my father's only advice when I asked him what to see while in Taiwan. He served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines after graduating college, and visited the nearby island during one of his breaks. After spending a week and a half bathed in the brightly lit chaos of Taipei, I was craving some rural landscape and decided to give it a chance. I woke early the next day with determination to make it to the break... Continue reading ...
After a while of traveling in foreign countries, you begin to realize that it's not just your luggage that can get lost. When you don't speak the language, you loose your ability to speak. If you can't decipher the written word, you loose your ability to read. And if you can't read the signs to know where you're going, you yourself can get lost. It can be a bit overwhelming, and at times humiliating, but I'm sure even Odysseus experienced frustration on his adventurous travels. This blog is my account of my travels. Hopefully, my blunders will assure others that they are not the only ones lost in translation.
