When I lived in China, I came across the notion that it is easy for a foreign man to find a girlfriend, or simply a bit on the side. From this notion, there sprang up so many questions, and one of them I have been asked and seen on forums is, are (Asian country) women […]
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The first thing I did when I landed in Dublin Airport’s Terminal 1 was give myself a higher risk of heart disease. Seriously, we Irish have a tendency to believe that we aren’t here for a long time, but for a good time. The other famous saying about Irish people is a joke is a […]
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Quite a few people were asking me to post the figures for Americans living in Taiwan in 2017 and I have added on the rest of North Americans in Taiwan. Not surprisingly, Americans are the largest group from North America, following by Canada, Mexico and Haiti. Out of 12,291 North Americans, 9,855 (80.2%) were American, […]
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If there is one thing I can’t stand about Asia sometimes, it is the amount of Europeans or North Americans who mystify the “orient” or “east”. I have said this before but, why is it the only people here I know that do Kung Fu are Europeans or North Americans? Kind of funny to overhear […]
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Teaching English has always been something I hoped to avoid. I studied a degree in Chinese and International Business for four years and I am about to complete a master’s in international communications in the middle of next year. After 12 years of secondary and six years of third level education in two to three […]
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There are always little nooks and crannies around Taipei that you will come across if you veer off event the tiniest of bit. For me, that veering off has been happening everyday for over a year and I didn’t even notice the little wonder on my daily morning walk on my commute to work. The […]
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What has kept me feeling thankful in Taiwan the most is my scholarship. I am not sure if I could have pushed myself to come to Taiwan if I didn’t have a scholarship. I had the savings to make the trip here and set up shop, but I don’t think I would have had the […]
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It has been a very busy couple of months for me. I finally finished writing my thesis proposal. On top of that, I have other lectures, work, a social life and girlfriend. But, I do like to document the little things I come across or some take snapshots of what is going on with my […]
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It was nice to finally go to a barber shop in Taipei and not feel the fear of needing a tetanus shot afterwards. I say that because last year I was living on $50 NTD a day at one stage and grooming was not a priority for a while. Thankfully, hungry Mossy is not here […]
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Living here is like living away from home while being home. I know that statement seems like a confused mess trying to sound somewhat insightful, but that is the best way for me to describe my experience of living here. I have never been fanatical about all things Taiwanese — unless I am reading something […]
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