hedwig: mandarin style
We got a four day weekend this weekend because of Tomb Sweeping Day + Children’s Day in Taiwan. It poured (like, actually POURED) all day + I spent most of […]
Category Archives: Formosa
A look at Beautiful Formosa, TAIWAN
teaser
I don’t like posting for the sake of posting, but that’s sort of exactly what I am doing to say that I haven’t forgotten you, my devoted readers, or ze […]
finding the way away in a tourist trap: jiufen
During my first few weeks in Taipei, I went on a bunch of touristy excursions knowing that as school picked up, I would have less + less time for such […]
finals! spring! a show! singapore! mama! wooooooo!
This week was a big week! On Sunday, March 10, I celebrated my three-months in Taipei mark, as well as my parent’s wedding anniversary + my dog’s birthday! Tuesday I […]
fun with foreigners
So there is this thing that happens here that I find endlessly fascinating. It is an epidemic in Taipei City. No, I do not refer, here, to the eardrum shattering […]
228: peace memorial day
Immediately following Chinese New Year, Taiwan commemorates perhaps its most important + historically controversial national holiday: 2/28. Here, I will attempt to explain the history of the date + holiday […]
chinese new year pt. 3: lantern festival
Sorry for a slight delay in posts! My first semester at the ICLP is starting to wrap up, so this week has been a bit busy for yours truly. Please […]
birthright taiwan: love boat
In light of President Obama’s impending visit to Israel next month, I was reminded of an article I read some months ago. A family friend sent a piece from Dissent my […]
shrimp fishing
On Wednesday I went shrimp fishing with my language partner, Catherine! Shrimp fishing is a totally wacky + fun Taiwanese pass-time. I hadn’t heard anything about it until last week, […]
v-day + my first 中文 essay
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day, people! While I’m sure my friends at home have been in a world that looks like someone vomited conversation hearts all over the place for the […]
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