Well, I guess its been a long time. I always have the blog in the back of my mind thinking that I will actually get around to doing it. Well, I'm back. A lot has happened since we posted last time. I have had surgery on my back, we've been to a place called Kenting. Its a place with a lot of beaches. We have also been to a place in Taipei with a lot of hot springs. It was great going there, It was very relaxing to sit in the hot springs. They had a guys floor and a girls floor. It was a little uncomfortable hanging out with a bunch of naked guys, but I got used to it and had a good time.
Well, about the trip to Kenting, we rented a scooter and drove along the coast one day stopping at some beaches and just looking around. It was really fun. We took some good pictures, and I got to ride an ATV. That part was really great. When I was tour guiding 
in Hawaii, we had to be in the front and have the guests follow in a straight line due to safety issues, but over here, they don't care about those issues. They let me go off on my own racing around the ATV area. I really enjoyed it. We spent about three days in Kenting. The 
first day, Claire's mom and sister were with us. We swam in the hotel pool and stuff, and the food was really good. If any of you make it to Taiwan, Kenting is a pretty good place to visit.On a diferent note, we have been excercising a lot recently. We go to a swimming pool three days a week, and I do aerobic exercise every other day. Sometimes Claire does it with me. I kind of have a goal to be in really good shape when we go home in March. I don't want to come home all fat. We are excited to go home. We are also hoping that we can find a good job pretty quick, so if anybody hears about anything, please let us know. Thanks.
Well, I bought Claire Twilight for Christmas. I couldn't talk to her for three days. After she was done, she wanted to keep reading. She's finished the first three books, and now we are waiting for the fourth (Thanks for mailing it, Mom). While she was reading those books, it was hard to have long conversations. Now we are back to normal though. Oh and she got me a science fiction book called Spin for Christmas. If any of you guys like science fiction, you might want to try reading it. It was very imaginative. I have the second book, so I am going to start reading that one soon.
The family is doing great over here. We are really enjoying our last two months with Claire's family. We celebrated Christmas together, and tried to watch a Christmas movie. Claire and I were the only ones to stay awake for it, but it was still good. Before that, we opened presents together. Claire got a really small Christmas tree. It was cheap, but festive. The family had a good time. I think it was the first Christmas that they have ever celebrated. Her sister is kind of sad that we are leaving, but she will be okay. Well, love you guys. Talk to you soon.
