These would probably be better with pictures, but in no particular order:
-green tea cheese cake (surprisingly good, not so similar to cheese cake really)
-herbal jelly
-unintentional purchase of stinky tofu
-t-shirt launchers stronger than 10 men
-Mariah, Shania, and Whitney performed by some singers much braver than I am
-botched language attempts on the bus ...now really, how hard can "_______ zai nali?" be???
-wal-mart Christmas decor
-walking into the wrong restroom (unfortunately occupied) after a long 8 hours of teaching
-being the only female in the weight room on campus - my students attempted to explain all the machines to me. I was grateful but secretly thought, "If you only knew..."