Blog 1 博客1：Why I Live in Taiwan 我為什麼住台灣？

我在我的網站上想加一個博客給預期客人看看學英文。我覺得一個獨特的主意。這是我第一個博客條目。

我為什麼住台灣？

大家好！我是美樂，我是一位31歲美國女師住台灣。我住台灣是大概九年。我愛台灣，還有我想要和你講我怎麼這麼過來住台灣。

我還是大學學生，我的室友很喜歡看日式動畫片。我們是朋友，所以我有時候跟她一起看動畫片，然後我找到了日式戲劇。天啊~！我對松田翔太發展一個大迷戀，所以我開始自己學日文，找到言語伴侶。

以後認識了一個台灣男生住日本。他的生活故事很像我的，很辛苦，悲傷和孤獨。我們發展一個深層聯繫，想像我們是彼此的家人，所以我開始用他的貴姓，開始自己學中文及繁體字。

開始學中文後，我有時候上Lang-8寫日記帳分錄，認識了一個高雄男生。他很可愛還有好好笑，我很喜歡他。我們做男女友，有遠距離談戀愛，所以我省錢買機票，因為我想來台灣跟他見面。但是，買機票後，我們分開了，因為我很少年，沒辦法懂台灣的工作文化，有時候因為他很忙所以我對他生氣。

第一次來台灣去跟高雄朋友、台灣哥哥、還有彰化朋友見面。那個彰化朋友看起來很迷人，所以我們做男女友，然後我決定要住台灣。

我先回美國，上班，賺錢，然後買一個單程票會來台灣。我二月14號到台灣，但我們不小心，懷孕。因為懷孕，所以我們結婚，然後我到現在都住台灣！

I want to add a blog to my website for prospective clients to read and use for language learning purposes. I think it could be something unique that others might not use in the same way. This will be my first entry.

Why Do I Live in Taiwan?

Hello! I'm MeiLe, 31, and I'm an American teacher living in Taiwan. I've lived here for about nine years. I love Taiwan, and I want to tell you how I came to live here.

When I was in university, I had a roommate who loved anime. We were friends, and so I began to watch animes with her. Then, I found Japanese dramas. Oh my god, I developed the biggest crush on Matsuda Shota! I started to learn Japanese and find language exchange partners.

I met a Taiwanese man working in Japan. His life was very sad and lonely, like mine. We connected on a deep level and declared ourselves family, so I decided to take his family name as my own and began to study Mandarin and traditional Chinese.

While studying Chinese, I sometimes wrote entries on Lang-8 and met a Taiwanese guy from Kaohsiung. He was very cute and funny; I liked him a lot. We started a long distance relationship and I saved money to buy a ticket to Taiwan so that I could meet him. However, he broke up with me just before I came to visit! I was young and couldn't understand Taiwanese work culture. I would often be upset with him for not having time to chat with me.

After coming to Taiwan, I met my Kaohsiung friend, my Taiwan brother, and a friend in Changhua. The friend in Changhua seemed very charming, so we decided to start a relationship and I decided to stay in Taiwan.

I first returned to America after my visa was up, and worked long enough to buy a one-way ticket to Taiwan. I arrived on February 14th. However, we weren't careful and I got pregnant. Due to the pregnancy, we decided to get married, and that's how I ended up staying in Taiwan!