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Taichung Slideshow
Taichung
Travel Blogs from Taichung, Taiwan
The hills are alive with...Lavender
... about this man who has a table and does reflexology. It was great...half an hour of attention for 200NT ($6 CAD)...god I love Taiwan. But man I forgot how ticklish my feet were...next time (next Sunday) I’m just gonna go for the body massage. Keep ...
Mmm, fishlips and other Taiwanese cuisine
... bellies and they hated how sweet they were. When it comes to food, most just prefer the familiar. I do not suffer in Taichung anyhow, because there are lots of Westerners who set up restaurants with food from back home, along with nice Indian and Thai ...
Mom's visit to Taichung
... a staple food for me. For dinner that night, we went to Banana Paradise with the few teacher friends that were still in Taichung. We got some awesome dim sum and then promptly headed for bed that night. The next day we went to the night ...
Day 7
In the morning, my birth parents drove me to Taichung to meet the family of my father. Before to go to my aunt's house, I visited the National Museum of Natural Science. I learn that my father is the fifth of seven children. I met a lot of cousins which ...
Taichung or 台中
... famous Japanese department store based in Taiwan. Additionally, there are batting cages located around the corner if baseball interests you. Enjoy Motel is located on No.19, Shihjheng N. 7th Rd., 408 Taichung, Taiwan ( 04)-22597799. ...
Poo-Poo and Nay-Nay
Kids are crazy. Especially if you hang with them at home. Most people who work in Taiwan have a job to get them an ARC (Alien Residency Card), and they take tutor gigs on the side for about 1.5 times more pay per hour. I prefer kids to adults, because ...
Taiwan Updates
Hello Everyone! I know it has been a month since I have last updated but I have been staying really busy here and after coming back from Japan I ended up getting sick for a couple weeks. Before I get to details about my Japan trip I will fill you in on ...
First week of School
... my room and read a lot which was a nice, and relaxing break from everything. We also went grocery shopping and I discovered that Taichung grocery shopping on the weekends is out of control. There were way too many people and it was so busy I ...
Quite the day...
... to do with myself! This afternoon I went to the Earthquake Museum with a friend just outside Taichung. It would have been a lovely afternoon had the Taiwan Tourism Bureau given us correct directions on how to get there. Sarah does not have a ...
May Already?!?!
... to make it look nice! SO MUCH WORK!! It will be nice to get it done! My past couple weekends have been spent in Taichung. Two weeks ago there was a big Chili Cook Off. It was put on by 2 foreigner run bars. We spent the afternoon eating some ...
A little bit of culture，a large trunk of fo
... ;本想買一對TIGER，可是找不到好的顏色。 中友百貨 http://www.chungyo.com.tw/ 一中街 http://yichung.taichung.emmm.tw/ ...
New Adventures
... . But don't worry for all those that plan on visiting I will be a pro before you get here so I can take you all around Taichung! Today at school I had my first chance to get into the studio to do some recording for what we call Rainbow Time. It is a ...
I'm 24
... has gotten pretty easy. On Wednesday Amanda, Steph, Lindsay and I decided to go to a book club run by the Taichung International Women's Association. Since we had all already read The Help, the book they were discussing this week, ...
Happy Halloween!
... ! It is way to warm during the day still! On Saturday to celebrate Halloween, Cornel had a big Halloween Carnival at a park in Taichung. We had been busy preparing for it for the past two week. We were making all the games, decorations, and preparing for ...
Very Taiwanese
This Sunday morning I went with my tai-chi group to watch a performance they were putting on at a pep rally for one of the candidates running for mayor. It was interesting....but uneventful. I took pics and video for the group while the more experienced ...
A promotion and Dr. Seuss week!
... They are no longer as exciting as the first one that I felt. We had another little one today while I was teaching. It was only a 2 in Taichung. I had some students that didn't even feel that one. I will be glad when I am able to get home and not have the ...
It's official, I am here to stay
... which should be fun, we went to the Canada day one yesterday and it was neat to see all of the foreigners living in Taichung. Also, there is a LADY GAGA concert here tonight so it should be insanely busy on the streets of Taichung. I don't like Lady Gaga ...
Recent Happenings
... glasses that I whipped up that morning! After lunch on Wednesday I went to the teachers work room and there was a notice saying that Taichung County would be having an Air Raid Drill from 3:30-4:00 and that no one was allowed on the streets...that meant ...
Recently...
Well everyone my year in Taiwan is almost complete....I am Singapore bound in two weeks! I cannot believe this year and couple months have gone by so fast. Not sure if its only Asia or because I am getting older but time is going by faster and faster. The ...
I'M BACK!
Well after a crazy summer I have made it back to Taichung to start my second year. The past two months have just flown by. I spent the month of June enjoying the last weeks with some great teachers before they headed home for good and July was spent in ...
Sculpture Park
... and procrastinating! So Thursday we went to the Sculpture Park that is near our old friend Costco in the North District. We didn't take a lot of pictures, mostly we just sat, stared, and enjoyed some peace and quiet. Something that is very rare in ...
Touchdown in Taiwan
... ... more delicious and less greasy than our Beijing experience, looking forward to enjoying some fresher and less MSG filled foods in Taiwan! We tried some fried shrimp with mayonaise, very well received as a mayonaise lover- Papa you'd be happy to know ...
Tea, Thai and the Night Market
Hello, Today we went for tea.. Taichung is said to be known for its teahouses.....and famous for their pearl tea and bubble tea.....We went to a lovely teahouse....near the flower market... Amy, who is a friend of Amy's met us there. luckily she ...
Tigers Make a Big Splash in Volleyball Action
... to topple XIS and claim gold. The evening had been spent unwinding from volleyball and checking out a busy night market here in Taichung. Some of our players will be coming home decked out in souvenirs from a wonderful evening at the night ...
Mom Comes to Taiwan
... I had the day off so we went to Lukang with two of my Taiwanese friends. Lukang is an old city about 40 mins outside of Taichung. We walked around the city and my friends were able to explain a lot of the traditional things done in temples. It was very ...
Teaching Challenges and Weekend Trips
It has been a busy week. I now have 2 weeks of teaching under my belt and as of tomorrow I have already been here for a whole month!! Wow, where has the time gone! It doesn't seem like I have been here that long at all. I started my week off a little ...
Taiwan Bound, Taiwan Rebound!
... My wife and I perused the classified columns, made numerous phone calls and eventually arranged for an interview with a Joy School in Taichung. Dennis, the owner, drove to Taipei to pick us up. We liked Taichung so much that we decided to stay- contracts ...
Seven days from right this second...
Seven days from right this second, we'll be having a Leo Beer after checking into the Suk 11 Hostel in beautiful, busy Bangkok. I can almost feel the condensation forming on the bottle.... :) ...
Baseball and a movie
... .....woow!! Alot of pictures did not come out ..may be cause I dropped the camera??? but at any rate it was a wild ride.... Taichung has a beautiful new stadium... The game was sold out ,we had great seats along the first base line....it was a World Cup ...