Dear friends,
You've probably all heard of Typhoon Jangmi hitting Taiwan these past few days. Because of the typhoon, school was canceled today! It's just like "snow day" in the United States, except that it's "typhoon day!" Instead of snow, we get lots of powerful winds and torrential rain...

Typhoon Jangmi (photo courtesy of Earth Snapshot)

Since coming to Taiwan, this is the third typhoon I've been in. Whenever we have a typhoon, our program coordinator sends us these emails:

"1. Buy some food eg, bread, can food, instant noodles
2. Paste tape on the window (if the wind becomes very strong)
3. Prepare flashlight (or candles and lighter), battery, water
4. Stuff towel or newspaper or cloth along the sliding glass doors (if it is raining too hard and water may came into your apartment).
5. Please stay at home and don't go outside during typhoon days."

Yeah, it's pretty serious. However, Kaohsiung has been lucky because most of the typhoons hitting Taiwan have mostly damaged the northern part of Taiwan, not the southern part (Knock on wood).

My host mom told me that when the locals get a typhoon day, all the department stores are open because people like to shop. Of course, wanting to blend in with the locals, I did my share of shopping today ;D.

I hope everyone in Taiwan stays indoors where it is safe and dry on this typhoon day.

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