Dear Cyrus’ Daddy,

My parents, Cyrus, and I went to Dharma Drum Mountain today. That’s a recently-built Buddhist Temple in northern Taiwan. One of my good friends is actually its interior designer. This was my first time being there. The place was decorated with lots of laterns for the upcoming holiday. The temple wasn’t as colorful as Daoist temples, actually quite plain. However, it’s a place of good taste, very poetic and "zen". I think your Dad would love the place.

It’s only early March but the temperature reached 80s. Crazy. I was wearing short sleeves. Cyrus was all sweaty too. We’ve been bathing him pretty much everyday. It’s too humid here. Can’t believe I am going back to a snowing place next week.

We went to a seafood restaurant with my parents, their friends, Yungping and his girlfriend for dinner. It’s probably my last big feast, except the wedding I’m going tomorrow, before I go back to Buffalo. I’ll miss those good food.

Love, Esther and Cyrus