COMING TO TAIWAN: The S. African perspective

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June 1, 2020June 1, 2020 Trista di Genova 0 Comment comedy writing on Asia, davesESLcafe.com, English language teaching in Taiwan, ESL teachers, moving to Taiwan, South African tales, Taiwan travel

By Marc Feltham / Wild East Comedy / Contributing writer It was 2001. I had reached the pits of despair and was seriously contemplating suicide. My previous life as a rock star was over, due to some ridiculously stupid life decisions and a penchant for chemical relief. I took a

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How to Move to Taiwan

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November 22, 2012January 15, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment 小吃 eateries, banking Taiwan, baozi, breakfast shops, find a place to live in taiwan, how to find a job in Taiwan, how to speak basic everyday swearwords cussing out in Mandarin Chinese, language exchanges, Learning Chinese, moving to Taiwan, steambuns 包子, strange Taiwan food, Stranger in Taiwan, study in Taiwan, studying chinese medicine in Taiwan, taiwan computers, Taiwanese aboriginal culture, visa runs, voltage

Trista di Genova (and NTU students), The Wild East The following article is an expansion on class discussion with National Taiwan University students. The topic was “What to tell your ABC cousin about moving to Taiwan.” What to bring: Bring your own, preferably laptop computer because the operating system is

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