A very sporty Mayor Hu and his lovely wife in the stairwell of the Taichung Public Health Department encouraging the people of Taichung to STOP SMOKING. I've met and spoken with the Mayor 3x and his wife once.
Burl got his MMR vaccination today! It was quite an adventure. He had been meant to get the shot a month ago when the dr dignosed acute otitis media. The nurse had already prepared the needle but Burl couldn't have it and - due to medical-supply-insurance-Taiwan things I don't understand exactly, that was Burl's one shot at the MMR - we now had to go to the Health Department for a replacement.
The Health Department could be in a less convenient neighborhood, but it would be a close call. Across from Xi Tun Elementary School and on the outskirts of the formidable Xi Tun Morning Market, the Health Department has no parking and all the streets shrink and snake around through deeper confusion. There is no simple circling around the block, I went down roads that all of a sudden ended and worse.
We parked illegally and went in. Everything went smoothly, someone helped us fill out our forms and after awhile, a yellow-vested volunteer let Burl into a classroom-y area to play. Yay! But, it was crowded and half the people were crying or screaming. Lots of old people and young people, a disturbing amount of skin-diseased people. We waited for at least an hour but I guess that's really not so bad. It just felt longer. There were fancy images of germs artistically decorating the walls...not soothing. 
Burl is wearing socks on his hands cuz...
- It's cold
- To keep his hands clean(er) since he's started crawling again
- To dissuade him from pulling Ivo's hair
- To dissuade him from biting his nails
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