We left Taichung today, taking another bullet train to go further south into Zuoying. As I spend more time here in Taiwan, I learn more and more. Even though I am so far away from home, I am learning that Taiwan is not abnormal in comparison to the US. Yes, this place is different and has its own culture, but it is not so different that I feel out of place here. I felt this way when we visited an art museum and saw many local people going about their day-to-day lives, enjoying the museum just as I was. A lot of the fears we have of being weird or sticking out like a sore thumb is all put onto ourselves. We are all people with our own stories, and that is what separates us. However, our similar details in these stories bring us together, creating a sense of familiarity that lies beneath the surface and must be discovered rather than seen.