Event Recap: Shrimping Event
Last Saturday we hosted our third shrimping event in Taiwan. Shrimp fishing is a very Taiwanese thing to do, so we thought we would treat all of our teachers to a taste of the traditional here in Taiwan.
Once everybody found the correct shrimping venue (I myself had a good 10 minute walk down the mountain to the correct venue), we got stuck right in and partnered up, got our poles, bait, and most importantly, beers.
Shrimping basically involves sitting around a pool of shrimp and seeing how many you can catch, there are a number of techniques to use, some fish near the wall, some near the bubble vents, my personal favorite is pure luck.
We like to spice things up a little and have everyone throw in $100NTD to a pot, the team with the most shrimp at the end gets the whole pot, in this case there was $2200 at stake, that’s some serious beer money. Everyone was wearing a smile, but I could smell the competition in the air.
It was game on!
Ryan and Amy wearing their best ‘we’re-not-trying-but-secretly-are-trying-to-win- that-cash’ smiles
SHRIMP ON!
Kelly just LOVES the feel of fresh shrimp!
Success!
Jason and Courtney celebrate a win with a photo!
Shrimp and beer!
Look at the size of that beast!
“I don’t taste great, honest!”
An intimate moment at the shrimp event!
The guy next to Rachel generously gave her his haul and left!
More shrimp kissing from Andrew and Jess
Time to wash those shrimp!
The wait is always the hardest part.
It’s a hard life for a shrimp!
More shrimp prep from Ryan
Get em’ nice n’salty
Rachel’s catch of the day
Jeffrey getting ready to grill some shrimp
Michaela and Jeff enjoy their bounty
Some serious faces going on here!
Roasted shrimp and dipping sauce, mmmmm.
“I hate you” CHOMP!
More serious shrimp faces going on here from Chloe
The whole team! Thank you to everyone for coming, it was awesome!
And of course, the winners! We had joint winners this time between team Michaela and Jeff and team Andrew and Jess. And of course a cheeky photo bomb from Zach!
Stay tuned for the next event, keep your eyes close to the Reach To Teach Facebook page for updates. Be sure to join us, the events are a great way to meet new people and are perfect if you just got here. On top of that, they are a blast!
