在台灣最後一個月
這是我在台灣的最後一個月。我從八月底就來了，所以我覺得我已經看到了這個國家的許多東西和文化。由於最近我沒有旅行，我想在這最後一份報告中談一談我對台灣美食的體驗。
兩週前，我去參加了一個台灣烹飪課。我的一個朋友參加過這個烹飪課，向我推薦了它。我們做了雞湯麵、珍珠奶茶和小籠包。我收到了每個菜的食譜，可以帶回英國。課堂上的人大多數是日本遊客，也有一些台灣本地人。用我的語言技能討論美食真的很有趣，我還學到了一些有用的詞彙！
這個月我還去了我在台灣去過的最奇怪的地方–一家以廁所為主題的餐廳。所有的椅子都是馬桶，每個菜都是在一個小馬桶上的。我在社交媒體上聽說過這家餐廳，覺得和同學一起去會是個有趣的地方。食物和服務都糟糕，但也許這就是廁所主題體驗的一部分？最有趣的是在小廁所裡吃巧克力冰淇淋……這樣的體驗真的很奇怪，但很難忘。離開台灣以後，我會懷念這麼奇怪的地方。
昨晚，我和同學一起去了海底撈火鍋店。這是台灣一家很有名的火鍋店，不過價格不便宜，所以不能常去！雖然在台灣生活了近 10 個月，這還是我第一次去專業火鍋店。首先要選擇火鍋口味，然後用 iPad 點肉和蔬菜。用餐期間還有舞蹈表演，非常有趣。
美食是我在台灣生活的最重要部分之一。在餐廳吃飯往往比自己做飯便宜多了，所以我在國外期間享受到了很多美食。這可能是我離開台灣時最懷念的事情之一。
在台灣的日子即將結束，我開始反思在這裡的時光。我會在我的旅行結束報告中詳述這一點，但我沒想到離開台灣時會如此興奮。我意識到我在這裡有多少美好的回憶。
陈白宇
Last Month in Taiwan
This was my last month in Taiwan. I’ve been here since the end of August so I feel like I’ve seen a lot of the country and culture now. As I haven’t done any travelling recently, I wanted to discuss y experiences with Taiwanese food in this last report.
Two weeks ago I went to a Taiwanese cooking class. A friend of mine had been to this class and recommended it to me. We made chicken noodle soup, bubble tea and Taiwanese soup dumplings. I received a recipe for each dish that I can take home with me to England. The class was mainly Japanese tourists but also some local Taiwanese people. It was really fun to use my language skills to discuss food and I learnt some useful vocab!
This month I also visited the strangest place I have been to in Taiwan – a toilet-themed restaurant. All of the chairs are toilets and every dish is served in a miniature toilet. I had heard about this restaurant through social media and thought it would be a funny place to visit with my classmate. The food and service was not great but maybe this is part of the toilet themed experience? The funniest part was eating chocolate ice cream inside a small toilet… Experiences like this are really strange but are extremely memorable. I will miss strange places like this when I leave Taiwan.
Last night I want to HaiDiLau hotpot restaurant with my classmates. This is a well-known hotpot restaurant in Taiwan, although it isn’t cheap so you can’t go there too often! Despite living in Taiwan for nearly 10 months, this was my first time going to a specialist hotpot restaurant. You first choose your hotpot flavour, then you use an iPad to order meats and vegetables. There was also a dance performance during our meal which was fun to watch.
Food has been such an important part of my experience in Taiwan. It’s often cheaper to eat at a restaurant than to cook your own food so I’ve enjoyed some amazing meals during my time abroad. This is probably one of the things I will miss most when leaving Taiwan.
As my time in Taiwan is nearly over, I’m starting to reflect on my time here. I will write about this fully in my end-of-trip report, but I wasn’t expecting to feel so emotional about leaving Taiwan. I’m realising how many wonderful memories I have here.
Cosmo