Melissa

Well the first thing you need to know is that I am an American citizen living and working in Taiwan. I came to Taiwan in Aug 2008 to study Chinese. In Aug of 2009 I moved off campus and took in a stray puppy. Four months after taking in the puppy, I was taking him for a walk on Love River in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. At some point the puppy, dubbed Mr. Mister, saw a cat and decided to chase it. This cat was being fed by a young man about who looked about 22-24 years old. (I was 22 at the time) I started out by apologizing profusely in Taiwan for upsetting his cats. He told me it was no trouble and we got to chatting. We found out we both went to the same univesity, my for Chinese and him for a masters degree in computer programing. For the next two months we ran into each other from time to time and chatted. About 2 months after the first meeting, I found a new little female puppy. As financially, I was barely able to care for one dog this new puppy needed a home. The following night I bumped into my nameless friend again. At this point, I did not know his name and had no way of contacting him unless I saw him on the river. I told him about the puppy and about wanting to find her a home, then I asked if he could help me post on a Taiwanese site to help find her a home. He said he could and I gave him my msn. About 15 minutes later I returned home to find he had quickly added my msn. We started chatting and I sent over the information about the puppy along with a pic. Then I told him I had to run, it was already after midnight and as I had had work through dinnertime, I was quite famished. He asked where I was going and I replied that I wasn't sure. I had only been living in the area about 4 months now and still didn't know a lot of the surrounding eatiers. (In Taiwan you can find places to eat at literally any hour of the day) He asked what I hoped to find and I mentioned a Taiwanese dish called Hot pot. He said he knew of a good hot pot place nearby. I told him to meet me at a bridge close to my home and he took me to the hot pot place. FRom that night on we have been inseperable.... Also, we took in the cat that my dog chased that first day we met ... She still hates the dog!