Monthly Archives: February 2010

真的美國人

真的美國人

Scene: Easy 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 …

 

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 …

 

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 …

 

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 …

 

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 …

 

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.