Taipei 2016

In the summer of 2016, I went on an short-term missions trip to Taiwan. I don’t think pictures of the missions trip will interest many readers of this blog1, but I will note a funny coincidence: this trip used to be organized annually as a joint affair between my church, MCCC (Monmouth Chinese Christian Church), and PCC (Princeton Chinese Church). Rebekah was also on this trip from PCC; she ended up going to Pitt, and we met again in college. Sam apparently also went on this trip from the PCC side a few years before I did, and we were briefly ended up as roommates in the summer of 2020.

Anyway, I think the part that might interest some readers is our brief excursion to Taipei. We visited a night market and Taipei 101:

Asian street market Asian night market Skyscraper from bottom
Some scenes around Taipei at various times of the day. (Click on any image to view at full resolution.)

We ate some interesting food, including going to a curious toilet-themed restaurant.

Noodles, beef, and egg Hot pot in toilet-shaped bowl Ice cream made to resemble feces
Food eaten in Taipei. (Click on any image to view at full resolution.)

  1. I also have Some Thoughts about high school missions trips, but let’s not go there.↩︎