What's your persona about this Americana?

Thanks for the Mom-toned emails about me being sick in Taiwan (and Mom, thanks for not being so mom-toned!).  I especially appreciated one message which encouraged me to discover a means to "kick the crap out of that Taiwan funk." Ya'll are neat!

1) Did the kick-off American Culture presentation where I introduced a variety of culture topics. I exposed them to red beans and rice (gimme dat!), the fair, Outkast and college football just to name a few. The rest of my presentations will be more specific so this was just the start.

2) I met a student who will be studying at South Carolina in the fall. I taught her the Gamecocks football chant and promised to take her around Columbia once she got there.

3) A band on campus is rocking out in the middle of the track right now, and since our windows are open I can hear it all. It's a little like Chinese Nirvana Ska...get it, Taiwan.

4) I sat in on a graduate level education class about research methods today, taught in English. The class was taught by Eva, a professor we met while in Taipei for our Maymester class. She remembered me and invited me back next week to present to the class. The students and I talked for awhile about the differences in our programs, and their thesis topics.

5) Kenting trip is offically set to start on June 19th, we'll stay for the weekend. Kenting is in the south of Taiwan, and is supposed to be beautiful beaches and national park areas. Can't wait!