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. Learning a new language really […]
Cultural Differences
The People You Leave Behind
*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 life is fresh and exciting. But eventually, everything–every moment that has led up to the present point in time, catches up with you. […]
The Crocodile Farm in Puerto Princessa
If you’re ever visiting Palawan, Philippines, most likely your tiny airplane will touch down in Puerto Princessa upon arrival from Manila. Never having been on a motorized tricycle before, my first few moments in Puerto Princessa were exciting and a little crazy. The tricycle driver took off from the airport parking lot like a madman […]