I started a blog because I wanted a record of a Big Experience. When we went to Taiwan to see my daughter play in the Deaflympics (and win a gold medal), I knew I would forget much of the detail unless I wrote it down immediately.

Then we came home.... (more…)

We’re home. I know because I’m sitting in front of a full size computer screen with cool air coming in at the window. Fortunately, I have a few prompts like the Deaflympics mug of coffee on the desk that will remind me of our last days in Taipei. (more…)

Fireworks. Food. Puppets. Dancers. Thanks to the 10,000 volunteeers who made the games run smoothly. Speakers who droned on so long that the athletes took things into their own hands and started do improvised dances along the track. (more…)

Here’s the way it happened….. The night was muggy. The stadium was huge. We got there early enough to watch warm ups. Jessie looked good in the net but so did the German goalie. (more…)

This evening, the Women's Soccer Team beat Germany 4-0 at Deaflympics. The first half ended without a score on either side. In the second half, the German women played hard and the American women played harder. (more…)

It’s Game Day. I didn’t want to chance a challenging outing. What if we couldn’t find our way back in time? So we (belatedly) explored the neighborhood around the hotel. (more…)

It’s hard to believe that we’ve been in Taipei for over a week. We’ve done so much, though I do regret not getting into the countryside more. If we had unlimited time, I would definitely visit a hot springs and maybe a tea plantation. The national parks also sound quite wonderful, (more…)

Even after a week, I really can’t get my bearings in Taipei. Some of the street names have started to look familiar but I don’t know which ones run north and south or east and west. For that matter, I can’t reliably tell which direction I’m headed when I’m out. Fortunately, taxis are inexpensive and very accommodating. (more…)

This was bound to happen. Events have outstripped my ability to chronicle them. I have to retrace my steps and account for what has happened since yesterday’s game. (more…)