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First Full Day – Part 2
Tamsui! We took the red metro line from where it meets the blue line all the way to the end in the north. It took about an hour but the views were pretty awesome. The change in scenery was really nice,...
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Tianmu with Hitomi
I finally made my way to one of the coffee shops I’d spotted on my run my first few days here when I ran into someone I recognized from the hostel! I’d never spoken to her before but we hit it off so...
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Shi-Yang
It started off as a short trip with one of the Japanese girls from the hostel to get her last paycheck one day back in February, and it turned into an all day adventure that had us experiencing the new...
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One month later…
It’s been one month since I first landed in Taipei! What does this mean? Let’s check out some numbers: Friends made [according to Facebook]: 32! Taiwan: 11 El Salvador: 4 Mexico: 4 Japan: 4 China: 4...
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Baseball in Taiwan
I got to go to a baseball game in Taoyuan at the Taoyuan International Baseball Stadium, about a 40 minute drive from Taipei, near the international airport! We got to enjoy the first game of the...
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Yehliu Geopark
The day after we all went to the baseball game, we went to Yehliu Geopark which is located about 20-25 miles/a little bit less than a mile from Taipei to the Northeast. The day was bright and sunny...
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Hualien and the Dragon Boat Festival- Day 1
Around 900km traveled by car, train, scooter, and paddle boat last weekend! On Friday night Zoe picked me up at work and we drove directly to Luodong, about an hour (car time) southeast from Taipei....
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Day 3 – Hualien and sightseeing
On our 3rd day in Hualien we went on a mini mountain adventure (we got a bit lost), cooled down in a river stream, and paddled around the lake where the Dragon Boat Festival was held. We ate breakfast...
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The Shay Shays
I was excited and nervous to have friends visit me in Taiwan. Would I be a good guide? Would they like the places I wanted to take them? Would they enjoy their time here? Would they be alright...
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The Beatles – Tomorrow
Had an opportunity to check out a Beatles exhibition at Huashan 1914 Cultural Park. I haven’t been to many exhibitions here, but the ones I have have been pretty fun; this one was no exception. The...
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I forgot my headphones… So now I have to listen to the nice music at the cafe.
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One year later…
It’s been a year and 15 days since I arrived in Taiwan and I’m still here! When I first decided that I would like to live in a foreign country for at least one year I thought that a single year may end...
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Thanks Leo 王 for introducing me to King Krule.
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Around Taiwan Road Trip – Day 1
During Chinese (or Lunar… as you may wish to call it) New Year, my roommate and I traveled around Taiwan, literally. We didn’t have any real stops planned out nor areas of interest nor even direction...
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Off Skates Derby in Taipei*
*There is currently no roller derby in Taiwan. I played roller derby a few years ago and still follow it to this day; speaking about it to anyone who’s never seen or heard of it before and getting into...
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Around Taiwan Road Trip – Day 2
The next day our morning began relatively early. We packed up and set out around 7am to beat the large crowds at a certain photo spot near by. We arrived and there were people already walking up and...
View ArticleVenues – Roxy Rocker
One of the Roxy siblings, Roxy Rocker is a basement venue with 2 large rooms: a CD packed room and an exclusive vynil room accessible via a heavy glass door. The glass wall dividing the two spaces...
View ArticleMusic Video :: Leo王
That one time I agreed to be in a music video… and had to rap in Mandarin. Awesome :] Leo王 feat.許時【唐伯虎點秋香我點蚊香】
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Around Taiwan Road Trip – Day 4
Our last day in the South was spent camping out at another elementary school. We found it late at night, no lights worked and we couldn’t find any plugs until the next morning (plug in the bathroom)....
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