I’ll never forget the day I told a Taiwanese cab driver I wanted to “eat” Jhubei (a city on the west coast of Taiwan) instead of saying “I want to go to Jhubei.”
She laughed, corrected my Chinese and mumbled something about how I was an American, excusing my mistake.
One thing that really shocked me when I moved to Taiwan was the number of 7-Elevens. Everywhere. Even in rural mountain communities. But it’s a good thing because most expats arriving in Taiwan would die of starvation if it weren’t for the plethora of convenience stores available. Many …
*Sunset photo courtesy of peasap, Flickr Creative Commons
When you step off into the great unknown and leave life as you know it behind, some funny things happen. For awhile, your new …
Rhonda Mix is a freelance writer and photographer currently living in Taiwan. When she's not teaching ESL, working on her next story idea, or trying to avoid being mauled by Read More >>
