Alishan, Taiwan

I am little bit behind in my postings as we just spent a week in Taiwan and had limited internet access. Unlike most of our travels which have been to urban areas, we spent most of our time in Taiwan enjoying nature.  After spending our first night in Chiayi City, we made our way to Alishan, which is a well known mountain resort area that has several hiking trails and beautiful scenic lookouts.  Taiwan offers my kind of easy hiking too since most of the hiking paths are made up of wooden walkways and steps.   Although it was quite a shock going from the humid 90 degree weather of Saigon to the cool 40 degree weather in the mountains, we really enjoyed breathing in the clean air and taking in the breathtaking sunset from above the clouds. 

Me at work.  Photo by Yen.

USA, Here We Come!

Twelve years ago, Yen’s mom filed an immigration petition for her brother and sister to come live in the U.S.  After years of waiting, they were finally invited to the U.S. consulate in Saigon for their immigration interview…

We waited outside with the rest of the family while Yen's uncle, aunt, their spouses, and kids were inside the U.S. Consulate interviewing to come to the U.S.

Yen's grandfather

Yen's grandmother

The future U.S. residents exiting the U.S. consulate.