How I spend my day in Taipei can be unfailingly broken down into these: waking up before 7, eating an overwhelming breakfast and a huge lunch, practicing dancing in the afternoon, and running for about an hour at night. I pretty much lose the concept of weekday and weekend because I repeat the same routine of life 7 days a week. The only warning sign is that recently I slack off from running because the temptation of staying at the quiet home with A/C, TV and couch is too great compared to panting and sweating for an hour straight outdoors.

I took Stacy to check out my studio on Wednesday, and I was so glad to see a Michigan Ballroom person here in the swelteringly hot Taipei. The lecture was on Latin Rumba, with a special focus on spin and high spiral. I tumbled a lot in the first few trials. The image of Oksana doing 2 double spirals in a row hovered in my mind as if to question me whether I could "possibly tumble more if it was the national tumbling-after-a-single-spin day". With the great care from my teacher and Stacy, I gradually grasped the idea of spinning with a straight back and with the right force.

A father who is also learning Latin there if I had any other activity or leisure besides dancing. I guess under a scorching sun and with a humidity of 70, anyone who spends her money all on two new pairs of dancing shoes will feel the warmth of home and refuse to go out anywhere.

Or it is really the time to explore more fun here in Taipei...