questions, chinese answers

okay, so last time i posted the directions were in chinese, so i made a subheading paragraph instead of making a post...i spent the weekend at the hotsprings in jiaosi and the beach in fulong, which was not bad as far as weekends go. i also bought a guitar and a bike, both at stores very near my apartment...the feeling of freedom that comes with having a bike in a strange place is totally transforming: i feel like for the first time since i've been here i'm able to move, explore, and discover under my own power, which is something that's very important to me. and yesterday i ate frozen duck blood, which is like smooth tofu that just manages to retain its former identity as a liquid coursing through the veins of taiwanese ducks. delish.