November 15,2015
Today was a great day. It started out with me going to meet my 3 closest friends here in Taiwan, 2 Danes and 1 Turk. We went to an Italian Restaurant near Taipei 101 that was so damn good. It is definitely somewhere I am going to go back to again. It was a great change from the normal Taiwanese food. Afterwards, we went to shop (except for me, I looked… I am having that poor moment in exchange 😅). Surprisingly, it seems things are a lot cheaper here than in the USA which is very nice. The more expensive items seem to be the foreign, high up brands. There are these fortune tellers inside the shopping area so we decided to go to there. You were able to ask one free question so we all did and got pretty good feedback. It was nice to hear what the lady had to say and it was actually what I needed to hear. I think that went for all of us.
After that, we went to meet other exchangers at CKS Memorial. Here, we were going to have a moment of honoring France due to the recent attack. It was truly amazing how we all came together, foreigners and non foreigners from all over the world to show our support and love for the French. Underneath the main arch for the memorial, they put down a French flag and wrote in candles, “Paris”. Everyone sat down around it, wrapped in the flags of France, and waited for the main event to begin. A French speaker spoke and we were to have a minute of silence. Afterwards, all the exchange students gathered and hugged one another, raising the French flags high into sky. This was a great moment that I am glad I was apart of. This day was day to show our love and support for the country of France. Even if we are all the way in Taiwan, we were able to come together as one. ❤️☮🇫🇷
For the people of France, and other countries going through these similar troubles, the world stands by you. We can make change if we all stand together. Prayers are being sent your way. ❤️
This day was a day that won’t be forgotten.