We took a taxi from Kending to Kaohsiung (pronounced Gaoshung) in the morning. When we arrived we met David nearby our hotel and headed off to monkey mountain. Rhonda and I stayed behind among the monkeys while the men hiked up hundreds of stairs to the top. One monkey sat right next to me and I almost had a panic attack. Thankfully Rhonda was there to calm me down, she was happy that she got to see the baby monkey's play. When they got back we taxi'd to a shoppi...

We all woke up at a reasonable time for once and headed out for breakfast. Then we scootered off to a secluded beach that only locals know about thanks to David. It was gorgeous beach that I would definitely go back to if I knew how to find it again! Seth, Sam, Colton, Lexie and I had to a bus to catch back to Taipei at 2pm so we didn't stay very long. It was a fun trip but we were all ready to head back home to wash our dirty clothes, take a shower and get a g...

I have to apologize because I haven't written in a while but I have a good reason. Seth, Lexie and I have taken a trip down to the southern Taiwan with a few other friends. We are on schedule to leave Kaohsiung today and head back to Taipei. I will surely write what has happened on this trip. There also will be more adventures when Lexie and I get back to Taipei like the top of Taipei 101 building, hot springs and a lantern festival! I am excited!

Our first real day in Kaohsiung was busy for Lexie and I. We were not hungover from the party the previous night which was a good thing. The guys; Seth, David, Colton and Sam were feeling it when we hiked up Monkey Mountain. They may have been in better shape than us but at least we weren't hungover or we wouldn't have made it up at all! After breakfast we rode scooters to the mountain. Lexie's first ride was interesting because the scooter kept shutting off. W...