My new thing: I rock an umbrella even if it's not raining. The locals do it, and at first, I thought it was strange. But then I started seeing sun damage on my face. And so, I learned my lesson. I mean, just to give you an idea on how strong the sun is here...Taipei and Miami are on the same latitude. And the last time I went to Miami, I burned to a crisp. Not many foreigners in Taipei do the umbrella thing, but perhaps I can start a trend? I wonder what my friends would say if I tried to bring this "custom" back to the states. I think they'd just laugh at me.
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When I lived in Miami, I carried an umbrella. If you don't, you'll fry. Just walking to class gave me a sunburn on my face if I didn't have my umbrella and I'm Brasilian! We don't burn!
Posted by: Colleen | July 08, 2009 at 11:10 PM
Brilliant idea...think I might start doing it here in Athens, Greece......love reading your blog..........
Posted by: Irini | July 10, 2009 at 05:30 PM
You trendsetter :) You're so lovely you can rock anything and make it cool. For real!
Posted by: deanna g. | July 12, 2009 at 02:02 PM