It's been two weeks in Taiwan and I've already learned so much. Not just about the human trafficking situation; but also the culture, language, and Catholic religion. I am fortunate to have the women here show me around the city of Taipei. It indeed is a beautiful place!

Trying to understand the siutation of human trafficking here is very tricky. The women usually open up about their stories BRIEFLY here and there. The regulation here at the office states that the intern is NOT suppose to ask the women/victims anything (about thier situation)- so its a bit hard to fully understand and know everything. Everyone here has a difficult/complex situation and something to worry and think about each night; but they tend not show it on the outside. It is through late night chats over Mahjong and Sunday shopping through the city that allows me to know a little bit about each of them. In the next few weeks before depature, I hope the rest of them will open up to me!

English class is going well. So far, the women can count to one hundred, sing the English Alphabet, and communicate greetings with one another! Tomorrow will be the human body: head, hands, ears, etc. I believed Vanessa taught them this already and made sock monkeys to help them practice the new terms. However, the women here come and go - so majority did not learn this yet. We'll play "Simon Says" after learning the new terms.

I try to mix activities, games, and learning into each session - so that learning will be more interactive and entertaining. So far, this method is going well!

More later!