Last Saturday we went with Amy’s preschool to a small farm. Amy usually goes on excursion with her preschool once or twice a month and sometimes the parents can join them. We played some games, made crafts, looked at the … Continue reading
A while ago one of our friends took us to a little trip to Thermal Valley in Beitou, a suburb of Taipei. There is a littler river running down the valley into the city which looks normal but actually consist … Continue reading
Last Saturday we went with a group from our church to a trip into the area of Yilan in North Taiwan. We went to a village which is mainly inhabited by the Atayal people, an aboriginal Taiwanese group (our pastor’s … Continue reading
After Chinese New Year, we were able to have a few days of vacation in the South of Taiwan, in Kenting. We went together with a German-Taiwanese family which we got to know at language school. Kenting about 250 miles … Continue reading
Everyday Mom goes to language school early in the morning. Amy, therefore, has breakfast with Dad and around noon we leave towards language school. First, we have to walk about 10 minutes and then we go by MRT (subway), which … Continue reading
Last week the annual meeting of all the missionaries of Marburger Mission who work here in Taiwan was held. The meeting took place in the city of Hualien in Bethesda, a home for handicapped people that is run by the … Continue reading
Last Sunday we started our journey to Taiwan. A lot of people came to the airport in Frankfurt to say goodbye to us. It was nice that our parents, Joe’s siblings, friends from our church and Helga from the Marburg … Continue reading
The last three weeks we were on vacation. We travelled with Joe’s parents and some friends from Neuenbuerg to Lake Maggiore in Italy. The weather was perfect and Amy loved to splash in the water. We were riding boat, visited … Continue reading
In recent weeks I was able to see two men again, of whom I learned a lot. First my tutor and physics teacher from school and second my dean of my computer science studies. I have not seen both since … Continue reading
Last week we once again worked in the mission headquarters in Marburg. This time we stayed at the home of the mission director Rainer Becker and his wife. We enjoyed being together with them very much. It’s always nice meeting … Continue reading