so i have this theory about people in taiwan. expats who turn 30 and are still in taiwan turn crazy. or not crazy...just weird. like they know that they won't fit in with normal society back in their home countries, so they stay in taiwan, hoping that the label of foreigner will explain away their weirdness. also, 90% of them are men. maybe they also realize subconsciously that they can't get dates in their home countries either.

women don't usually stay in taiwan.

anyway. the reason for that little side observation was because they've hired four new teachers at >washington. all of them are guys over 30, and all of them are a little...quirky.

they'll fit in well.

and i'm officially the odd duck out as the only foreign woman on staff. i'm also way younger than all my colleagues. and all of my friends from my first job have either left - or it's too awkward to hang out with them because i left the buxiban system and they didn't. so while it's fun to hang out with my coworkers at work, i have nothing in common with them.

and no one else to really hang out with.

oh, well. i spent most of high school and college being the observer without actually getting involved with any social scene. i can do it for one more year. i'm naturally pretty anti-social anyway. but it's still going to be kind of lonely.