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March 2007
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A Seam In My Several Worlds
My Several Worlds is going to be changing direction as my world expands a bit. This blog is primarily about my life in Taiwan, and it will continue to do so. Over the next three months, I’m also going to focus on my travels as I re-visit Thailand for a fourth year and journey to [...]
Student Life
Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you want to do.
—Unknown
This is what I have to look forward to everyday… We are two happy teachers in Taiwan.
For All Our GRAM Friends…
These are for our friends at GRAM English School. John and I are very fortunate to have been a part of the GRAM team this year. We’ve had some great times. We’ve shared a lot of laughs and we have some great memories.
A heartfelt thanks to Carol and Gavin, who took us in and helped us [...]
Just Another Party
The last two weekends have been a busy time for John and I. We had a staff party two weeks ago at a seafood restaurant in B?nqiáo to celebrate the beginning of Chinese New Year. Our co-workers also used this as an opportunity to say good-bye to us and to wish us luck on our upcoming travels.
This [...]
A Taiwanese Rhapsody
This last year in Taiwan has been beautiful. We’ve taken every opportunity to explore as much of this beautiful island as possible over the last twelve months. While we have yet to explore southern Taiwan, our hearts have already been touched, and we are sad to be saying goodbye for the next three months. We’ll [...]
A Muddy Day of Football
The Reach To Teach Team. Season 2
We spent the day at Riverside Park in Yonghe for John’s last game of flag football with the Reach To Teach team. After the hard rain last night, the field conditions were terrible and we had to pick our way through a muddy, wet field when we arrived. It [...]
My Thoughts on Artwork in The National Palace Museum
I’m sure everyone knows that the collection of rare Chinese artifacts currently housed in The National Palace Museum (Gúolì Gùg?ng Bówùyùan) number in the thousands. I’m not going to spoil the surprise for you. It’s up you to figure out the how’s and why’s of its arrival in Taiwan from mainland China. It’s quite an interesting story.
These priceless [...]
Taiwan Travel Photo Journal : North East Fishing, thanks for all the fish!
Fishing boat in Keelung Harbor.
The Eastern coastline of Taiwan is marine fishing territory and it’s no secret that the Taiwanese love their seafood.
All along the coastline, you can see networks of fishing nets floating on top of the water. These large, stationary nets are set up running parallel to the shore and consist of four compartments. [...]
Free Lobotomy
Ever been offered a free lobotomy? I have. Back in 2003, I was offered one on my first morning in Chángch?n, China. I woke up to the sound and sight of a man standing at my window. It sounded like he was saying, “Free Lobotomy? Freeeee Lobotomy!”
I could not, for the life of me, figure out why [...]
Taiwan Travel Journal : Notes on The East Coast
One of the best ways to travel Taiwan is on the back of a motorcycle. Read about our motorcycle adventures along the eastern coastline of Taiwan
