Freudschaft-Friendship – A Concert to Celebrate 33 Years of Friendship
Freudschaft-Friendship A Concert celebrating 33 Years of Friendship between New Taipei City and Starnberg, Germany with New Taipei City Mayor, Eric Chu. Continue Reading →
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A Brief Report from the Great Taiwan Toilet Paper Panic of 2018
Each country must face its own test of fire. No Taiwanese will ever forget the last week of February 2018, known as The Great Taiwan Toilet Paper Panic. Continue Reading →
Clearing Out – Letting Go Doesn’t Mean Giving Up
Clearing Out For The New Year – Letting Go Doesn’t Mean Giving Up – It took a year to explore myself and understand what I did and didn’t need in my life. Continue Reading →
Photo Essay – Tom Rook’s Hao Haus Gallery Exhibit
Tom Rook is a British artist living in Taipei. ‘Dragonflies’ is a finalist for the International Artist Grand Price at Art Revolution Taipei. Tom creates mostly in pencil, pen, and ink. His drawings of cities in Taiwan and from his homeland are utterly unique. Continue Reading →
My Several Worlds Is Heading In A New Direction
Finding joy in the aftermath of incurable illness has been very hard, but I am still a global citizen of the world, and I have much to offer readers that are interested in expat life and teaching abroad, and in regards to living with chronic illness. Continue Reading →
Whalen’s – Home Style Canadian Cooking in Taipei
Whether you’re looking for comfort food, easy family style dining, or a North American style brunch in Taipei, Whalen’s will have what you’re looking for. Continue Reading →
Teaching English in China Part Two – The SARS Epidemic
Ask any ESL teacher that has taught abroad and they’ll tell you that their first few months, heck the first year, is rife with challenges. What happens, though, when the country that you’ve moved to suddenly experiences a health epidemic, like SARS or Avian flu, Here’s what happened to me during the 2003 SARS epidemic in Mainland China. Continue Reading →
Teaching English in China Part One – The Journey Begins
It’s a scary thing to pick up and move your life to the other side of the world. I got my first taste of that when I was 27 and on my way to Changchun, China on March 23rd, 2003. I was going to spend a year abroad teaching English in China.
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MSW Interviews: Themba Child – A Canadian Artist in Taipei
What do donuts, vinyl and toast have to do with one another? Come to Themba Child’s art show in Taipei on August 4th, 2012 to find out! Continue Reading →
The Shock of Reverse Culture Shock
This guest blog is by Ava Apollo. When she’s not writing for MSW, she’s blogging about adventure travel at bemytravelmuse.com. 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 idea what reverse culture shock even was before returning home. Why would it be odd Continue Reading →