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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 July 20, 2011
Ava’s journey in Taipei ends and she discusses the changes after moving back home.
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Lifestyles, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan | Tagged Asia, Guest Authors, Reflections, Short Stories, 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 22, 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. Winter was an exciting time in Taipei for a few reasons; it was nearly time for lunar new year, it was too cold for mosquitoes to keep [...]
Posted in Blog, DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taiwan, Travel | Tagged Asia, Family, Guest Authors, Islands, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Travel |
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 February 24, 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 next few weeks were a blur of new and exciting things. I had a room in an apartment, and a well-connected roommate who served [...]
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan, Travel | Tagged Asia, Bloggers, Cultural Observations, Guest Authors, Short Stories, Student Writers, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Ava Apollo on January 28, 2011
Today’s guest blog is written by Ava Apollo – a lover of travel and a social media blogger at Super Blogettes Anyone who has lived abroad has gone through a series of self-realizations and glorious light bulb moments of “I can do it!”. As most people will say of their time abroad, with a sigh [...]
Posted in DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors, Lifestyles, Self Realizations from Living Abroad, Taipei, Taiwan, Teach and Travel | Tagged Cultural Observations, Food and Drink, Guest Authors, Reflections, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan |
By Carrie on December 31, 2009
On my way to train station, I have a most unexpected adventure with a cab driver who performs a last random act of kindness in 2009.
Posted in Features, Taiwan, Writing | Tagged Holidays, New Year's Eve, People, Short Stories, Taipei, Taiwan, Writing |
By Carrie on June 2, 2009
Every Thanksgiving, Tinity the turkey can hear strange noises coming from the big beautiful house next door. It sounds like there is a turkey screaming or crying. Finally, he asked his mother what the noise was.
Posted in ESL, Writing | Tagged ESL, Short Stories, Student Writers, Students, Writing |
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