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This is possibly the most difficult course I've ever taken.

Every night after class, I struggle between visiting all the night markets in Taipei but I know I have to get up early for school. It really doesn't help that our dorm is right by 公館- stopping by 陳三鼎 on the way home is fast becoming a habit. It's hard to resist walking around aimlessly or visiting new night markets especially when there's so much to see in Taipei. Also, I can't visit all the scenic spots mentioned in guidebooks because of program scheduling during the day. I honestly think all our meals should be off campus so that we get to try more food, or maybe I'm just being really greedy here :P

Luckily for me today, our program for Marine Biodiversity ended at around 6pm, so I had the entire evening to devote to exploration. After some planning (and a shower- Taiwan is so humid! Especially after all that nosing around for sea critters, pictures soon.. except my camera isn't connecting to my mac) I decided to head to 五分埔 and 饒河街觀光夜市 because I heard it's one of the cheapest places to shop in Taipei. Taipei's transportation system was easy enough to figure out despite me not knowing how to read traditional Chinese. 五分埔 is ENORMOUS. I can't wrap my head around that place- once you enter, you're surrounded by tons and tons and tons (this goes on) of clothing stores. It's never ending. I initially planned an hour for 五分埔, but ended up spending close to three hours because I got lost inside the commercial district. I finally found my way to   饒河街 by 1030pm, but was too tired to actually walk through the night market. So I did the only thing I could do and bought the famous 胡椒饼 before heading back. Can't wait to visit 饒河夜市 again! And 士林夜市 and 師大路夜市 and Taipei 101..