D-9

Today is Monday, June 1st, 2026, and we are leaving for Taiwan in 9 days.

I am so stressed about this trip since I am bringing back 3 teens by myself, even though 2 of them consider themselves adults. Bogdan has never been to an Asian country so of course he has no idea what to expect. Even though James and Catherine had been before, but the last time they went back, it was the summer of 2015... ELEVEN years ago! They remember nothing from that trip! And they were little kids so I doubt they even paid attention to how hot it was.

I just secured our living situation last night so I can at least cross out this one thing on the list, but there are still so many things to worry about; Taiwanese currency, Japanese currency, the different supplements that we are bringing back for different people, how to pack all of them, how many pieces of luggage do we plan on bring back, arranging time with friends and family, sight-seeing, etc. Just so much to think about...

But overall, I hope this will turn out to be a cool senior trip for James and Bogdan. And maybe I can take Catherine back to Taiwan again during her senior year!