January 13th, 2024, was election day in Taiwan. It was a great day for a hike! I had seen people promoting their candidate of choice all around Taiwan. There were three candidates and many different views of all of them across the board.
A couple of weeks before, there was a warning about a Chinese missile being shot over Taiwan that went off when I was shopping with my friends. My friend and I were stunned, to say the least, but everyone around us kept going about their day. Luckily, it was just a false alarm, but I was still trying to calm my racing heart.
On election day, every Taiwanese, old and young, was tuned into the polls, and so was I. On the MRT back from my hike, I watched the poll results over the shoulder of a young woman. I had no idea what was happening, but my friend was explaining the updates. I enjoyed learning about the politics of Taiwan and being able to experience what another country's election was like.
