December 27, 2012
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Afterthoughts on Christmas in Taipei
Christmas in Taipei is very odd. Here it’s a holiday that’s mainly celebrated casually with friends and is not really associated with hanging out with your family. I asked my friend about it, and she said that she doesn’t usually spend Christmas day with her family. She usually does some sort of gift exchange with her friends and then they go to eat at a restaurant. This is pretty different from the way I grew up celebrating Christmas. I remember cold wintry nights in New York where my family and I would sit around the fireplace and open presents by the Christmas tree. Those are probably my fondest memories.
I felt a bit under the weather this afternoon so I decided to stay back in the hotel room for the evening and ponder about things. I should work on things, but I don’t feel like doing so on vacation.