Summer Swimming

Today we took a trip to the pool. It is one of the only outdoor pools in the city. Taiwanese people don't like the sun to toast them. We always feel a little strange going for a swim and a suntan, as the Taiwanese people gawk at us as if we're crazy. There's even shade cloth over parts of the pool. One nice thing about this pool is the slides. They're only turned on on Saturdays though and then we race up the stairs alongside little children in fish-shaped swimming caps and goggles. Swimming caps are required for all, so we have to don them too. I normally sport a red one while Gen wears a deep blue.

Nearby the swimming pool is a military base and you can't hear yourself speak as jets take off and land, sometimes leaving cloud trails in their wake.