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 […]
a little self-guided research pt. 2: chinese performance theory
As I mentioned in my first “a little self-guided research” post, one thing I am taking full advantage of is having the time to get things done that I couldn’t […]
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 […]
chinese new year pt. 2: happy year of the snake!
Happy Year of the Snake, people! 新年快樂! Guess what? The Lunar New Year also marked the beginning of my third month in Taipei! Time is officially flying. Chinese New Year […]
the ugly face of gentrification
One of my biggest gripes about New York City…ANY city…is the constant process of Gentrification. It is the way of cities. A never-ending cycle. I understand this. I know that […]
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