This week was especially strenuous, because I was playing in a tennis tournament here in Taipei. I had to wake up every morning at 7 to get the the courts, then played a match in 110 degrees at 9am, only to have to rush over to NTU in order to make it in time for class. However, the week went well, with good tennis and good classes all around. In the end, I made some new Taiwanese friends through the tennis tournament, and was able to spend some time with them over the weekend.
In terms of classes, I began preparing for my midterm oral presentation in front of everyone at ICLP, and decided to talk about cold wars. The topic was of interest to me because I love history, and I also wanted to talk about the current cold war between China and the US. After man drafts and redrafts of my talk, with the guidance of my teachers, I finished the writing, and began to practice actually delivering the speech. I was definitely a bit nervous for the following week, but I knew if I prepared well I would be fine.