visa paperwork

NIGHT MARKET






ROASTED SQUID ON A STICK





CHICKEN FEET AND PIG SNOUT





OUTSIDE PARKING

On Friday we had an appointment with the AIT office to file the paperwork for Jahsins visa. We were told that it could take up to 6 hours of waiting, so we packed up all the toys for the boys(Jaxons DS and Ipod and the computers) and off we went. We got to the security door and we had to check everything in because you can't take any electronics in. Jaxon was bummed!!! So we sat and waited an hour till our name was called to go over the paperwork. Once we reviewed the paperwork, we then had to wait for an interview from a US rep. From beginning to end we were there for 1 1/2 hours! When we left, the room was full of families waiting to file their paperwork. We were glad to have an early appointment. We thought we would have to wait until Monday to pick up the paperwork, but our caseworker Grace told us we could use their courier service and have it delivered to the hotel. To our surprise we received the package Saturday afternoon!!!! We were a little nervous, because this was when things went haywire with Jaxons adoption. SO now we are just waiting to leave on the 10th. We are ready to be on US soil again. Don't get me wrong I love Chinese food and the people are nice, but we are ready to get into a routine at home. That said the time we have spent as a family of four alone has been beneficial, but I am ready to send Matt back to work :).

That night we went to an authentic Taiwanese restaurant, it was very good! We then went shopping at the Night market. Boy was that an experience. It's kinda like Green dragon but filled with Asians, fried animals of all kinds and cockroaches crawling around our feet. It had a very interesting smell that we didn't want to know what the source was. It was probably the size of 4-5 Green Dragons and was mixed within the downtown Taipei streets. The most frustrating thing for us is that everyone feels they have a right to come up and touch Jaxons hair like an animal. We can handle the stares, but the touching is getting old. Anyway, here are a couple of bad pictures of the night market.