Even though I'd rather not, I'm getting to see how a major city reacts to a major storm. The weather reports have been dire, at a minimum, but people were more sanguine, they say the really big ones are usually a surprise. And so far, that's been the case. The storm is, as of now, not the huge superstorm that was being predicted, but more of a moderate typhoon. The biggest concern was that the price of vegetables was going to go up , and that's what got reported. Liyun told us that on a typhoon day, (which has the same feel as a snow day) one favorite activity is to go hang out at Taipei 101, shop, eat, go to the movies. People are worried about things falling off buildings, that's the main reason not to go walking in the city. But Taipei is a hail city, there are cabs EVERYWHERE, you don't have to wait more than a minute for one to come by. Outside of the city, it's another story- mudslides in the mountains and storm surges on the coasts were the biggest worry. One big difference is that the government is the one that makes the call for closings, not individual entities for the most part. You wouldn't have some schools open and others not, or some businesses open or others not. An owner might want to stay open, but he or she can't compel employees to work. David's last class was cancelled, mine was wrapped up yesterday!. Which is why I have time to work on this blog!