Blue Sky Holiday?

So FridayI was all high and mighty saying I was having a wonderful time here and life was just peachy! I spoke a little too soon, and ended up jinxing myself. Saturday was just all around a bad day. Oh it had it's good parts to be sure, but I ended it on a sour note, and I don't think I left a good impression. Allow me to explain…

I guess I haven't been sleeping very well, because I spent most of the day half-awake, and half-dreaming that I was hunting flying squid while riding a giant tyrannosaurus rex with Conan the barbarian.

…doesn't do much for my social life

Anyway, I had made plans to meet a bunch of people for lunch, but being a complete newbie, I had no idea how to get there. I decided to follow Naomi, who I discovered, ALSO had no idea how to get there. Naomi and I grabbed a cab and directed him towards the general area of the restaurant, which we knew wasnear a hospital. We obviously confused the driver because he kindly dropped two completely healthy people off at the emergency room, and left. So we started walking out into the unknown city. 

Long story short, after walking a good mile or two, a couple more cabs, and a tour of what seemed like the entire north Taipei area, we found the restaurant where everyone was waiting for us. Getting lost in a foreign country where you don't know the language and everyone is always watching you = not very much fun. If I was in a better mood I would have laughed it off, but I am normally very good with directions, so this made me more homesick than anything.

For dinner, I had told a bunch of friends that I would show up to their "Thai Tie" party that night. Unfortunately, after lunch I went straight home and fell asleep, only to wake up hours later long after the party had ended. Feeling like a complete failure, I curled up on the couch, turned on an episode of Friends, and sulked over a bowl of fake Cheerios. Not a fun day. Pray for me as I approach my third week, and will surely experience some culture shock sometime soon!