friday night was a grand milonga at the american club. one of the instructors here had invited a couple from argentina to come and teach, and this milonga, for which you had to register, was in their honor. the place is supposed to be one of the best in taiwan, but it having been around for a while, has a feel of an old ballroom, and not one of the more modern ones. it was a good milonga, with lots of people (over 200).
after it ended, i was very fortunate to catch the night bus home. most bus lines had shut down, so everyone else had to take the cab. that's one of the problems with taiwan-- public transport ends at midnight for the most part, and then you're left taking the cab. which ultimately, isn't too expensive. cross town is only about NT$350 (just over US$10), but it's a lot for this city.
saturday was spent dancing too. ya-ting had asked me to help her with some steps, so i went to the practica in the afternoon. she is an amazingly fast learner. then i went to the class being taught by the visiting instructors. and after a quick dinner, to the milonga. finally get home around 1am.
woke up at 5:30am, to take the first train to taichung. got on the metro at 6:03am, made it to the station ticket window at 6:35am, right when the doors to the 6:36am train closed. i was trying to make that train, because there's a significant discount on them. not really a big deal, i caught the 7am train instead.
once there, i learned that the place in the mountains for grilling chickens had closed. if only someone had told me earlier, then i wouldnt have had to go down so early. anyway, a day spent with the relatives.
sunday night spent at my aunt's place. this time, i was so tired by the time we got home i just went to bed. and woke up a couple hours later with lots of mosquito bites. even in places that were covered by the comforter. sneaky. tried to deal with it, but finally pulled myself out of bed at 4am. i worked on my laptop while keeping an eye out. and killed a bunch. so, while i did damage, i think i lost this battle.
monday i got back to taipei and took another class with the visiting instructors. this one supposedly on milonga traspie, but it wasn't. nevertheless, it was good and i learned a couple more steps. got home at around 11pm and passed out
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