Apart from the rain, this week has had its sunny points. As you all know, I turned 23 last Monday - thank you to everyone who sent me Birthday wishes! Tatjana and Claudia organized a little birthday cake get-together on a patio on campus which was a nice surprise.
Tatjana grabbed me around 12:30 to get a coffee. We strolled around town, talking about whatever - I later found out it was all an effort to keep me occupied until 1:30 when the group was scheduled to meet for the surprise. When she brought me to the spot, the group was waiting with a cake, candles, and a bottle of wine which Felix bought for me (he knows I miss my wine nights with my parents and Dav back in Canada).
Surprise! They sang Happy Birthday and we ate lots of cake.
It was so good - chocolate cake, whip cream icing , cherry filling and strawberries on top.
Group shot. Thanks everyone, it was really sweet :)
Later that night Tatjana, Claudia and Emily came into my room and gave me a book about Taiwan. It goes through, from A-Z, all the different unique things about Taiwan and the culture - it's really great! I went to bed early that night to get a good rest because I had an interview for an internship the next day.
I haven't mentioned it yet but a few weeks ago I applied to an LED Lighting company here in Taiwan called Trend Lighting. If you're interested you can check out their web page here: http://www.trend-lighting.com/eng/
They are a fairly new company looking for interns with international experience to help them generate fresh ideas for marketing their products. When I applied they asked me to write a marketing plan focused on online initiatives, and a week later I had an interview at the Starbucks down the street from campus. I met with the head of marketing for a very informal interview (perfect for me because it takes a lot of the pressure off)and he hired me on the spot. It is an unpaid internship that will last for 2-6 months and open a lot of interesting opportunities for me I think. All of the work can be done online, which is nice because I can do it from anywhere around the world, and it's idea generation which is something I really love to do. I start on Monday so we'll see how it goes!
Today is Friday and Claudia, Tatjana and I are sitting in the student lounge trying to get some work done. Claudia is booking flights and pausing every few minutes to watch another bit of the new Sherlock Holmes; Tatjana is making the necessary corrections to her thesis and trying to not be distracted by stories of Heidi Montags numerous surgeries; and I am trying to finish this blog but I keep getting interrupted by calls from people about tonight's festivities.
Since Pim and I both have a Birthday in April we decided to have a conjoined party. We will be going to a nice Thai restaurant first - Tammy used to work there so she got us a deal of $400 NTD per person which will include a variety of Thai dishes and all you can drink soft drinks. After that we will be heading to a bar and lounge nearby for the rest of the night. So far about 40 people have confirmed so it's going to be a big group! Unfortunately I woke up this morning with a really sore throat, so I don't know how much I am going to be able to handle, but we'll see. We are off in a hour so goodbye for now and talk soon.
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