Ah yes, a sunny spell at last ~ and this is the view yesterday from the bus at 6:45 am, down towards Tamsui and over to Guanyin Shan Mountain…. and that’s only a small proportion of all the new high-rise apartment buildings in Tamsui, it adds up to a lot of people! Ah, blue sky ~ love it! Continue reading Tamsui ~ in all it’s glory!
Just in case you’re wondering how come I no longer live on the St. John’s University campus ~ well, this is the current state of my former house …. As you can see, major renovations are well underway – the aim being to convert the row of 5 houses into guest house style accommodation to be run by the SJU Tourism Department – to give their students some practical experience. Not just all the interior walls are gone, but also the stairs…. Yep, just watch this space lol! Continue reading Renovations under way!
An surprise visit yesterday from a team of 5 from Global Teams International ~ YES! Well, it was certainly a surprise for most of our students, and although I knew that 2 people were coming to visit, when 5 turned up – that was the nice surprise! The 2 leaders, Sheryl and Michael had been to a Global Teams Conference in S. E. Asia, and had now come on their first ever visit to Taiwan. So here they were ~ from USA, Korea and Costa Rica ~ and they were well-entertained by our students, who sang, talked, shared and posed for photos ~ … Continue reading Welcoming Global Teams International!
Well worth watching, it’s great! Continue reading Celebrating Presiding Bishop Michael Curry!
Pray for Taiwan…. After hosting a haunted-house party for Halloween on Thursday, a dozen students from Tainan’s Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science experienced acute discomfort that some attributed to possession by malicious spirits, and the students were subsequently rushed to a nearby temple to undergo a mass exorcism. Source: Halloween party ends in exorcism for 12 students – Taipei Times Continue reading Halloween party ends in exorcism for 12 students – Taipei Times
A great day for the Episcopal Church ~ and of course the Diocese of Taiwan! Source: Curry installed as 27th Presiding Bishop and Episcopal Church primate Continue reading Curry installed as 27th Presiding Bishop and Episcopal Church primate
St. John’s University has a large number of very distinguished alumni, many of them CEO’s of well-known Taiwan companies, and many of them very active in the SJU Alumni Association ~ and always willing to help support their alma mater! And so it was that this past week, one of our distinguished alumni, Mr. Gary Chen, arranged for one of his clients, Mr. Drew Schramm to address St. John’s University as part of our Distinguished Lecturer Program, on the subject of ‘Sourcing in Asia’. Here we all are ~ with Mr. Gary Chen far right next to Mr. Drew Schramm, and then … Continue reading St. John’s University welcomes Mr. Drew Schramm
Most Thursdays off I go to the diocesan office in Taipei ~ and en route there or back I often find myself passing by some of Taipei’s more famous buildings. Yesterday afternoon took me past the Sheraton Hotel, strategically located right in the middle of the area housing many of the main government ministry buildings – so also centrally located to observe all protests, demonstrations, occupations and of course VIP events. Turned out that yesterday the hub of activity around the Sheraton Hotel was for the visit of President Ma Ying-Jeou. Outside was parked a super-shiny silver Humvee. Kinda unexpected … Continue reading Humming round Taipei in a Humvee?
The BBC’s Ruth Nesoba profiles Tanzania’s President-elect, John Pombe Magufuli, nicknamed “The Bulldozer”, and reputed to be a no-nonsense, results-driven politician. Source: John Magufuli – Tanzania’s ‘Bulldozer’ president-elect in profile – BBC News Continue reading John Magufuli – Tanzania’s ‘Bulldozer’ president-elect in profile – BBC News
Catherine Lee 