By Ava Apollo on December 27, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. In the Xin Yi district of Taipei, home to the famous 101 skyscaper, immaculate residential mid-rises owned by the powerful and rich Taipei elite sit quietly amidst the buzz of one of the busiest intersections in the city. At any given time, one can catch a glimpse of [...]
Posted in Culture, Features, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Culture, Guest Authors, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on November 24, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. The term “citizen of the world,” or “global citizen,” gets thrown around often in the travel community. It sometimes seems as though it is used as a rite of passage into the “club” populated by those who fancy themselves part of the jet-setter elite, from nomads who are constantly [...]
Posted in Blog, Features, Guest Authors, Lifestyles, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Travel | Tagged Bloggers, Cultural Observations, Culture, Education, Guest Authors, Reflections |
By Ava Apollo on September 21, 2011
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. I had full blown reverse culture shock when I moved home from Taipei. I’m talking sleepless nights, forgetfulness as to how to operate a vehicle, the feeling that nobody cared I was back, the whole shebang. Yes, I just said “shebang”. The only thing is, I had no [...]
Posted in Culture, Features, Guest Authors | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Cultural Observations, Culture, Culture Shock, Guest Authors, Reflections, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on August 29, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and previous resident of Taipei, Taiwan. Have you ever found yourself taking a drive down a roadside in Taiwan, when out of the corner of your eye you catch a scantily-clad la mei (“hot” girl) working behind glass walls? Whether you have [...]
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Culture, Guest Authors, People, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on July 6, 2011
Self realization: Studying abroad brings more challenges forth than you ever think it will. Life will be changed, and there may be rough patches, but stick with me through the rest of the story. It was all worth it, in the end. I promise.
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Guest Authors, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on June 2, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and previous resident of Taipei, Taiwan. For the previous post in this series, click here. Opening tangent: I realize I’ve lagged tremendously on posting this installment. I know it sounds odd, but every time I sit down to write, all kinds of [...]
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan, Teach and Travel | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Guest Authors, Mountains, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on April 28, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and previous resident of Taipei, Taiwan. For the previous post in this series, please click here. Via a few texts back and forth (nobody in Asia actually talks on the phone, we just text, it’s just what we do over there. God [...]
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Food and Drink, Guest Authors, Languages, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on April 13, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and all things purple. Click here for the previous post in this series. After the typhoon blew through Taipei, life returned to normal. Classes resumed, and I had spent a considerable amount of time working on my assignment: giving my classmates details [...]
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Cultural Observations, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on April 5, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and a social media blogger at Super Blogettes For the previous post in this series, please click here. It was time. Time to shut the windows. Time to huddle inside. Time to stock up on foodstuffs. Most of all, it was time [...]
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Lifestyles, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan, Teach and Travel, Travel | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on March 11, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and a social media blogger at Super Blogettes For the previous post in this series, please click here. The fall had fallen on Taipei. This made me particularly happy because now, I could wear pants and limit the area available to mosquitoes [...]
Posted in Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan, Teach and Travel | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Cultural Observations, Food and Drink, Guest Authors, Taipei, Taiwan |
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