6. Getting proposed to by an old man for his son on my first day here. He literally starting telling me how awkward his son was, but that I should marry him anyways (all in Mandarin, of course). I kept nodding my head like an idiot, agreeing to marry this awkward son who was standing right behind me. Oops! As soon as my supervisor's wife informed me of what I was agreeing to, I started shaking my head vigorously towards the man and his awkward son. 
3. Nearly falling into the Pacific Ocean - in front of my boss, my coworkers, and about 300 Chinese tourists. And I didn't just daintily slip. I slipped on a massive seaweed covered rock. I hit hard on my knees, my shoulder, and my forehead. My purse even flew over my head and into the Pacific Ocean. Had a massive bruise for several days on my shoulder. Definitely not awesome.
2. Getting trapped in a birthday celebration for Matsu, a sea goddess, while visiting LuGong. We were trapped for nearly 45 minutes or so. Many people dressed up as gods and tons of fireworks. There were several "scape goats" that were literally beating themselves with knives, pokey weapons, and burning their hands with incense. It was intense. It let me truly see how much bondage the people are caught in. This continues to break my heart.1. Seeing a scooter accident. I know this sounds pretty morbid, but it was definitely eye opening as to how the Taiwanese handle these events. We literally saw someone crash into a bicycle and fly over the handle bars of her scooter. She skidded across the road on her head without a helmet. Someone was checking to see if she was alive, but she was only knocked unconscious. By the time we got near her, she was trying to sit up. Our friend dialed 119 (Taiwan's 911) and thrust his phone at a Taiwanese man. The biker that she hit came rushing over and made a gesture with his hand to show that the lady had been drinking alcohol. She finally sat up and blood was streaming down her face. She was a large woman, so it took several people to get her standing up. She grabbed my hands and started to kiss them (yep, with her bloody face!) She said, in perfect English in her drunken stupor, "Thank you! Thank you! You need to come to my house!" We kindly refused. The ambulance showed up, and she refused service. We told them that she was drunk, and they said that they knew but couldn't do anything. They left. The police showed up and the lady said she didn't remember anything. They let her go. It was crazy! In America, she would have been taken in, atleast for the night, to sober up. Not here. They let her go home. She almost killed herself. (no pictures...sorry!)
DISCLAIMER ------> I could have made a list of Top 600 and included my first concert, Kalie's visit, the Lantern Festival, Taipei 101, hot springs, etc. and so many other great events and people. I thought I should limit it to the top 6 though. Hope you enjoyed the stories as much as I enjoyed going through them.
