2 weeks break then HOME!

After you are all done with school, you'll have about two spare weeks. Some go home right away, while others stick around to travel. If you think you didn't see enough of Taiwan in the last 3-4 months (you'll never have the time), then you'll do what I did and see whatever you think you missed.

My 2 sisters came for the two weeks and we spent the time shopping, looking at monuments, and hanging out with family. They were the fastest 2 weeks ever. Since I saved everything for when they came, I finally went to the top of Taipei 101, saw Gu Gong (the National Palace Museum), went to CKS Memorial Hall (saw the changing of the guards), and even managed to squeeze in a trip to Ali Shan (famous mountains). My sisters and I also spent a day taking those "professional" photographs where you get one of those books... there's nothing like asia...

As for packing, I was lucky because my sisters came (and even one of my sister's boyfriend), therefore they each brought me an empty suitcase to bring stuff back with. When I arrived in Taiwan back in August, I came with one large suitcase full of my stuff and one small one full of gifts. Going home I had 5 pieces of luggage all containing everything I accumulated over the months. SO I would suggest either be an incredible NON-shopper or get more luggage bags. If you want, you can ship things home but that requires a ton of money. Definitely use the 2 check-in and 2 carry on's to your advantage!

Here's what I did during my time off with my sisters!

Finishing up school

So after Thanksgiving is over, you only have about 2 - 3 weeks left in school. No doubt you have the big final tests that you don't get enough time to finish. In addition, you'll have an oral test where you have to give a 3-5 minute speech. My advice for the tests is to memorize EVERYTHING. You can tell what kind of questions they'll ask by what they spend the most time on and most teachers will be nice enough to do a review for the final.

Once you get all these tests out of the way, ICLP throws a dinner for all the EAP students because this is the time that all the semester students disperse. It's a semi-formal and a chance to take pictures with your friends and teachers before everyone leaves.