It's like a redux of my transit in Shanghai Pudong International Airport enroute to Singapore in January of 2009. Only I'm now in Taoyuan International Airport enroute to Toronto via Tokyo. And I'm at least not alone this time. But it's still a tiring ordeal.

We arrived in Taipei at 10:45 PM. Our flight out of Taipei is at 8:20 AM the following morning. The check-in counter only opens two hours before the flight departs.

So here we sit in the airport. Waiting for the check-in counter to open.

At least there is free internet access here, albeit very slow and patchy for anything other than basic browsing.

This six-week trip has been both exciting and tiring all at the same time. By the end of the fifth week, I was already ready to go home. But the stop in Hong Kong was a nice one. Our group kind of split up to see different things and people. For myself, I had the opportunity to meet up with a few UWCCF people in their native Hong Kong. It was a very nice change of pace from the previous five weeks. Rather than being worried about sight seeing, I for once was just able to chill without worrying about time.

Looking forward to arriving back in Toronto. For various specific reasons