Month: October 2012

7-Eleven

The past week I was mostly busy with two things: working and hanging out with my parents. I could tell some stories on both fronts, but just going to keep this as a quickie update. Today’s topic shall be 7-Eleven. I would like to speak generally for every American who has ever come to Taiwan …

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Seal the deal

As of yesterday, I think I can say that I am officially moved into my new apartment – my home for the next 10 months until the end of my Fulbright grant here. The semi-permanence is thrilling and also moderately troubling. I am already noticing downsides to the place, but I’m trying to quiet the …

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And there’s that thing about the moon again…

Chinese culture has many traditions that are based on the lunar (and sometimes the solar) calendar and although they have now adopted the international standard of the Gregorian calendar*, these old traditions still surface in everyday life. Example 1: the fall moon festival (中秋節) was this Sunday. To be honest, even after celebrating it, I …

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