After finishing another long Saturday teaching in Longtan, I made my way through the small town to find my favorite tea shop and mexican stand. I met up with Benjamin, the owner of the tea shop, who introduced me to a friend of his, Mr. Su. Mr. Su knows people …
Began the week with a quick day trip to Taipei with Katie to see the Bodies Exhibit. I’ve been wanting to see this for years, so I was quite excited to finally make it happen. Pretty cool stuff, although I left feeling slightly depressed. The theme seemed to be, when …
Last weekend a small group of us visited a town east of Taipei by the name of Pinglin, literally meaning “forest on level ground!” Sweet! After a 45 minutes bus ride from Taipei we arrived. First stop was to visit the world’s largest tea museum and learn everything one could …
Aside from teaching a lot of elementary school kids random board games in the morning and a handful of English classes in the evening, I have been exploring the mountains near where I live. Constantly finding new roads has been so much fun. Some lead to arterial roads, others a …