真的美國人
Scene: Shop near Shipai station on Thursday. Background: Allison is Caucasian, Grace and I are Asian. The following conversation unfolds, in Mandarin, with the sales lady while …
17 Feb
Chi-Wanese
Chi-Wanese
During a day of convalescing in front of the TV, I discovered that a lot of commercials and shows in Taiwan speak in what I’ve …
15 Feb
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
One line summary: If you’re going to get sick while traveling abroad, Taiwan is the place to be. The day started like most days except that …
05 Feb
SFO to TPE
SFO to TPE
(Written on flight 2/5 – 2/6) I’m on the 12:05 am Eva Air flight to Taipei. I’ve abandoned my middle seat between the 2 friends I’m …
05 Feb
Pre-boarding
Pre-boarding
There’s a line up of 7 wheelchairs in a 2 per row formation. In each seat is a little old Asian lady that needs wheelchair …
04 Feb
Tenerife Wrap Up & Photos
Tenerife Wrap Up & Photos
Photos are up! I’ve been back for a while but been running around so I haven’t had time to post. Quick wrap up coming soon.
10 Jan
SFO > JFK > MAD > TFN
SFO > JFK > MAD > TFN
(Written Thursday Jan 7th) Flight over to JFK and then MAD is pretty uneventful. I sleep maybe 3 times in 60-90 minute shifts. I wonder …
03 Jan
Day 6: Orange County to San Francisco
Day 6: Orange County to San Francisco
Saturday we drove back home to San Francisco, but not before encountering this man on his pink bicycle in LA. The day’s drive was pretty …
01 Jan
Day 5: Holbrook to Orange County
Day 5: Holbrook to Orange County
Started the day freezing at 11 degrees with frost on the car – brought me back to childhood days of cold winters in CT. Probably …