First Haircut in Taiwan

Being out of your comfort zone provides you with a sense of adventure, the willingness to try things you would not normally try at home. Example in point - haircut... I know I don't wear bangs well. I have tried them a few times in my life, once as a child and maybe once as an experimenting twenty something. Each time resulting in not the best results. So, I should know better! Well, put me in a new country where I don't speak the language and am adjusting to a new culture with two toddlers and you're bound to have a few bumps along the way.

So, the haircut saga continues. Before leaving the States eight days ago, I knew I needed a haircut. But, with all the packing and de-cluttering of the house and the allure of cheap labor overseas, I decided to put off the much needed chore. Once in Taiwan, the discomfort of the high humidity levels (77%) in a subtropical country left me very ready for a haircut. So, without delay, I went with Mom to her salon and just desired to have inches off. What started out as a simple layered bob turned into the dreaded bangs with a two hour straightening process to go along with it. My 300NT ($10) haircut turned out to be a 2000NT ($60) haircut. It was not so much the sticker shock as the bang shock. I am not sure what happened. It started with yi dian dian (a little) here, then yi dian dian there and before I knew it, I was in full on bangs territory! So, I came out of the salon with bangs and limp hair from the straightening process. The limp hair will hopefully be remedied in a few days when I can shampoo and the bangs... well thankfully, hair does grow!