Isn't it electric in here

At this point, these blog titles are just names of the first song that comes to mind from the day. One funny thing about Taiwan, I pretty much have my iPod going anytime I'm walking around or on the bus. And I'm on the bus at least twice a day. And maybe in my head sometimes I sing the "Ride the Bus" song and think of days gone by...

1) Did my presentation on American Higher Education today. It went pretty well, the class had some really great questions for me and we had this interesting conversation about why American public universities are state schools and not national universities like in Taiwan. I didn't have all the answers, but the conversation was really interesting. We talked some about "state's rights" as well, which one of the professors was especially interested in. He's always at the Taipei campus, so I think we're going to try to get lunch to continue the discussion.

2) My body finally caught up to itself and I got sick today, but I saw a great doctor (British, yes, Hewitt and Coale, very McDreamy) and am already springing back. Also, GET IT Taiwan medical care. 

3) Tomorrow I start the American Culture presentation series with an introductory presentation. I'm still putting the last touches on it but I feel pretty good about it as a starting point. Hoping they'll bring more great questions.  Although, there's nothing like trying to encapsulate y

our culture for others to make you feel a little sad about the state of it. Maybe I should just create this image of Americans as book reading, music writing intellectuals who only eat farm grown vegetables and free range meat? Naw, ya'll. We talkin' bout fried chicken and MTV around here!

4) Everyone in my office speaks Chinese (obviously) unless they are talking to me. Sometimes I hear "Random Chinese...Daniel....Random Chinese" That's how I know they're

 about to talk to me, so I've started automatically looking up anytime I hear that happen. I'm being conditioned.

I got my hair cut in Taiwan last week and never put up a picture. Here's the hair, not "styled" because..well. Sha'mon, folks. I'm in Taiwan, where (as we used to say) "they don't KNOW me like that."

Oh, what's that? Yes, the BANGIN' BANGS ARE BACK!