Asia University

5/7/11 – 1:00 pm (From Taipei)

I’m back in Taipei, but before we left Taichung we visited another university. Asia University is a new university. It is only nine years old and has a beautiful campus. Hands down the warmest welcome we have received. From the second we stepped off the bus they treated us like rock stars. It was evident that they were anxious for our arrival and put a lot of time and effort into the preparation. We learned about their university, took a tour of the campus, and then did some cultural activities.

Later on that night the students took us to a local night market. Night markets are the big thing around here. Back in the States we go out to restaurants and then the bars to get our social fix. In Taiwan everyone goes to the night markets to shop, eat, and socialize. They are open from dark until around 2 am. They are extremely busy and crowded. Visiting the universities has been a great experience. The students teach us a lot about life in Taiwan and, because they are business students, we get to compare American and Taiwanese business, leadership, government, economics, etc.

Lots of food at the night market.
Most of it smells very bad.

The place to be