Putting my fingers to the keys and typing

Just a free flow of thoughts:

• Thoughts on Taiwan: I love it. I have extended my stay for one year now, which means I will most likely be back in January. This is a country that has the nicest people and that know what it means to be free. The people are always so helpful and have a smile on their face whenever they help. Compensation is never in order after receiving help. In the West people will refuse compensation until they are asked a couple times. In Taiwan, people do things for you and will refuse compensation or might get a little upset if you don't respect them. The same is with gifts, I am not one to accept gifts but in Taiwan they come often. Friends insist on getting things for one another and have no payback. When I am given something, normally food, I always ask how much I owe them. They refuse to take anything. It is not like me to just not payback. Money is not on their minds, it is the thought that counts. So what I do is reciprocate their actions by buying them something.
   
• Thoughts on my mind: Everyone thinks their mind is different than others, but in reality I find many people who are similar to me. My mind might be very free-flowing and might change often, this might be because I am still young and don't know what direction to take. I like people to think I have stability in my life, but I don't. I love everything which helps and hinders me. I love to try new things and open my mind to everything. Normally when I try something new I have two reactions: either I love it, or I don't like it at all (which doesn't happen often). I run into this all the time. The most recent example is here in Taiwan: I have fallen in love with this county and the people and don't want to leave. I try not to find negatives in life where-ever I am. When I try to think of something negative in Taiwan, I really can't think of one.
  
• Classes: So far classes a going great and I love them all (minus my culture class, which is not unexpected that it has not gotten better). Mandarin is by far my favorite course, maybe it is because of my motivation to learn. But even though I am a very political person, while I am here politics isn't my number one class any longer, it has become Mandarin. The reason for this is because I feel that a second language is extremely necessary in today's world, and Mandarin is a great language to have to get around in the world (also it is fun and challenging). My law class is another challenge because it is a subject I have not previously learned too much about. Law turns into a course that compares many countries views on lawyers and international law. This is always a great thing to hear because I know my opinions on law and lawyers in the U.S. but not in Taiwan, Mexico, or Ecuador.