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May 6, 202118 min read
Working Hard and Hardly Working
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...
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Apr 25, 202110 min read
Night at the Aquarium
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...
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Apr 13, 202113 min read
Staying Busy
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...
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Mar 23, 202110 min read
Transition Almost Complete
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...
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Feb 19, 202115 min read
Winter Adventures
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...
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Jan 31, 202110 min read
The Student Becomes the Teacher
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...
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Jan 12, 20218 min read
New Year, Same me
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...
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Dec 28, 202013 min read
Holiday Cheer
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...
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Dec 5, 20209 min read
Almost like I live in Taipei
Despite celebrating Thanksgiving the weekend before by hosting a Friendsgiving, I also wanted to spend the actual holiday not at school...
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Nov 24, 20209 min read
Potlucks and Feasts
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year. It’s literally a holiday based around food and family. With the pandemic and being miles...
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Nov 16, 20209 min read
Taroko Gorge
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...
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Nov 7, 202010 min read
Spooky Pride
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...
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Oct 10, 20207 min read
Learning New Skills and Perfecting Old
A second year in Taiwan has helped me learn about myself and learn more about others around me.
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Sep 6, 20206 min read
Monkey Business
The weekend I ultimately returned to the states last spring was supposed to be spent hiking Monkey Mountain in Kaohsiung. A mountain in...
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Aug 27, 202010 min read
Let the Presentations and Teaching Commence
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...
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Aug 17, 20208 min read
Proposals, Music, and Balloons
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....
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Aug 4, 20209 min read
2nd Birthday
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...
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Jul 21, 20208 min read
Back at it Again
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...
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Mar 30, 202014 min read
The Email that changed it all
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...
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Mar 19, 202014 min read
Business as Usual
Everyone had said Taiwan was overreacting. They had begun to screen all fights from China since the end of December when there were...
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