Kangaroo Jack is Back!－iWriting線上寫作網

上週末，Riana到台中拜訪她的好朋友Jack，Riana和Jack是在澳洲雪梨的室友。就在Riana來到台灣工作不久後，Jack也完成他在澳洲的學業回到台灣。中國人有一句話叫做『他鄉遇故知』，Riana要與你分享她和Jack的友情。

現在，在這個地球村，每個人隨時都會遇到來自不同國家的朋友，發生不同的故事。就像在Criterion線上英文寫作班，線上老師來自不同的國家，你可以在他們身上看到許多有趣的故事。因此我們希望幫助你學會使用英語，讓你可以更輕鬆與來自世界各地的人交流，認識更多新朋友

Kangaroo Jack is Back - in Taiwan!!

What did you do for the weekend? I visited my friend in Taichung . His name is Jacques, but I always call him Jack. We know each other because he used to be my housemate in Australia . He was studying his masters at Macquarie University in Sydney, and I was enjoying my summer vacation before I travelled overseas.

My friend Jacques

He also worked part-time at a cake shop, and almost every time he worked he would bring home the most delicious cheesecakes! We would cook together too, and he would sometimes teach me some new words in Chinese. We had a lot of fun together, and when I found out that I was accepted to go to work in my company in Taiwan we were both pretty excited!

I arrived in Taipei a few months before he did, because he graduated after I left Australia . He had lived in Australia for 3 years, so he joked that I would have to introduce him again to Taiwan. He’s a very funny guy!

I was really happy to go down and visit him on the weekend, because I knew that we’d have a great time as usual. I arrived in time to help Jack with his English Tutoring, and I was amazed by both the children and Jack. Jack is a very entertaining and energetic teacher, and the kids loved him. Even when he had to be strict, the children soon got over their scolding and began happily learning again.

His students were adorable!! And very good at English too~

The children’s English was varied: some were really excellent, while others were still learning their ABC. But they were all so cute!

At night I got to meet his parents, and they were so nice to me! We ate dinner together at a steak house, and his Dad was really funny and tried to talk with me in English. His Mom didn’t understand me when I ventured to compliment her on her earrings in Chinese. She expected me to speak to her in English, but she doesn’t speak English!

Jacques, his parents and I at his house

After dinner Jack and I explored his city, going to the night markets to try some famous snacks and then to a funky teahouse. The teahouse was decorated like the 1960’ s, and it had an adorable charm to it. I tried their bubble tea… yum! It wasn’t as good as Jack’s bubble tea though. He used to make us bubble tea at our house in Australia , and that was the most delicious because a dear friend had made it for us! He also took me to his favorite shop where he used to buy bubble tea as a child.

Jack took me to try bubble tea at his favorite shop