Hey guys, I'm not dead

Hi all,

Just wanted to let you know that I'm still doing just fine.  Mom and Dad left for Hawaii almost two weeks ago, and my brother and I are taking care of the house.  That means we need to feed Shadow, clean up her cat box (where she poop), take out the trash and recycling, do the dishes, take the mail in, and other chores.  It sounds like a lot, but it really isn't.

I've gone up snowboarding two more times since my last post, and I'm going up again tomorrow.  I met up with a good friend, Kyle, who lives far away now.  He came up to visit all of us for just a few days.  I also went to a friend's 30th birthday party and we played a game that looks like this:



You drive a car while trying to throw a ball around.  You can hit people with your car but if you hit them in the back the other team will get points because it's a little dangerous.  It's very hard to pick the ball off the ground and to throw the ball with your scooper.  We played for two hours.  It was lots of fun!

I've also been studying for a test I have to take.  I'm almost done with the things I need for school, I just need to take this test.  It's going to be hard, so I bought a book and I'm reading it now.  Once I'm done reading it, I'll read it again for the most important parts and write them down.  After I do that, I think I should be ready to take it.

It's been nice to take things easy for a month.  One thing I'm still getting used to is how cold it is here.  Well, it feels cold to me, anyway!  I guess that's what happens when you live in Taiwan for three years.  Even though it's April right now, I still very cold all the time!

Anyway, hope all is well with you guys.  Take care and have fun!