Taipei Day One

Day one in Taipei was HOT!!!! You lift a finger,you sweat. You take a shower you sweat! You dry off with a towel, and you start sweating in the areas you already dried! That said, we were also blessed with a great visit with Jashin. We were able to meet with him for about 2 hours in the orphanage, then we took him out for the evening with us and the family. Jaxon and Jashin hit it off, and we were extremely thankful that Jaxon was able to share in the experience with us. We spent the afternoon playing and just getting acquainted with each other.

When we left the orphanage we went to a very famous alley with shops and restaurants. The alley is especially famous for its "stinky Tofu". This dish has earned its name. The Tofu ferments for weeks prior to cooking. I don't know what it ferments in, but it smells like rotten garbage to say the least. Well...the theory is that it smells very bad, but it taste incredible. We have learned first hand, that it is a LIE!!! At least to me anyway. It taste as bad as it smells, but at least we can say we tried it.

After the Stinky Tofu, we met the family and got him acclimated to everyone. We spent a number of hours shopping at some outdoor markets and took him for probably his first slice of Pizza. After the Pizza, we had to have him back at the orphanage by 8 pm. Wednesday is the day we were able to take him out of the orphanage for good! Here are some pictures of our first day in Taipei.