With the end of the school year insight I don’t like to waste a weekend with nothing to do. I have lots of locations and activities still...

We’ve seen 3 different movies on what happens at night at museums, but never once have we asked about nights at the aquarium. Well, if...

From scuba to square dance it seems like the past month I’ve covered it all. Following my pool scuba class where I learned how to put...

The end of Winter break marked the beginning of my last semester as a teacher. I have to say that although I don’t think my calling is to...

I took advantage of staying in Taipei and the access of the HSR, 高鐵 (the high-speed railroad), this winter break. The HSR, although it...

It’s taken a couple days (more like a week) to get used to the idea that the Taitung group is no more. Our family of 6 with our Sunday...

Last year’s Instagram caption didn’t age well. With the pandemic, police brutality, not to mention the election, I am happy to see 2020...

We have now passed the month of holiday cheer, the month that last year was accompanied by a level of homesickness that went unmatched. I...

Despite celebrating Thanksgiving the weekend before by hosting a Friendsgiving, I also wanted to spend the actual holiday not at school...

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. It’s literally a holiday based around food and family. With the pandemic and being miles...

Let’s do a race together. It would be fun they said. I am very competitive. I have been most of my life. I think it stems from growing up...

Move aside 12 Days of Christmas and say hello to Taiwan’s 2 weeks of Halloween. The obsession here is pretty big, but I guess as an...

A second year in Taiwan has helped me learn about myself and learn more about others around me.

The weekend I ultimately returned to the states last spring was supposed to be spent hiking Monkey Mountain in Kaohsiung. A mountain in...

All of last week was gearing up for the all ETA conference in Taipei at the end of the week. It was the first time we would all ~35 ETAs...

It’s been quite a while since I sat down to write. We have begun our orientation with the five other returning ETAs in Taitung....

After finishing all the needed paperwork and finding a scooter last week I didn’t think it was necessary to spend the rest of the week in...

After all the worry over the possibility of needing a COVID test before I left, I am back in Taiwan. It’s absurd the differences I saw...

Sadly, my time in Taiwan has come to an end too fast. Despite having 3 months left teaching and 4 months left on my visa, Fulbright has...

Everyone had said Taiwan was overreacting. They had begun to screen all fights from China since the end of December when there were...