By Trista di Genova, The Wild ‘Eats’ Today I was reminded again, that more than baseball, more than mahjong, betel-nut chewing or basketball, the nation’s national sport is actually to ‘eat something’. This was made ever-so-clear today at the International Day food festival at Taipei Medical University. The international students
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Camping out by the light of the full moon
When: Friday, December 9, 2011 at 8:00pm until Monday, December 12, 2011 at 11:00pm Where: Puli, Nantou County, Central Taiwan 埔里, 台灣 Taiwan Rainbow Family is going camping in the mountains of Puli at Huisun Forest Park on the full moon / lunar eclipse weekend of December 9-12, 2011. All
Read moreThe Perfect Weekend in Taipei for you.
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East / A friend asked my plans for this weekend, and at first I replied, “Not much.” But then I checked my schedule and realized: this is the potentially the perfect weekend, for everyone, not only to catch up on their socializing and networking,
Read moreAboriginal kids' art raises 2.1mil NT at auction 五峰計畫 拍賣會/ 閉幕會
What: The Wufong Project Fundraiser Auction Event When: Saturday, November 19th, 2011 (2:00pm- 5:00 pm) Where: The Pavilion of Aroma of Flowers, Pavilion of Aroma of Flowers 風味館, No.181, Sec. 3, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist Taipei. Website: www.taiwanpaf.org The Atayal Tribe in Chingchuan Village, Hsinchu County is the site
Read moreShhh! East West Culture Project holds Silent Retreat in Taipei
The East West Culture Project (EWCP) is organizing “Fall into Silence”, a one-day Silent Retreat, November 13 in the Daan MRT area. Contact: EWCP 0983 339 901; eastwestcultureproject@gmail.com The 2011 EWCP Autumn Retreat is an opportunity to spend a day in silence, refocusing the mind and regenerating the body. Both
Read moreGender politics in the Mandarin adaptation of ‘The Taming of the Shrew’
An excerpt of a Master’s thesis, By Trista Hyde Special to The Wild East Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew is a play about gender relations and the oscillations of gender-based power through an account of one man’s taming of a ‘shrew’ within a patriarchal society. The play has experienced
Read moreHualien Gathering For Peace 11-11-11 花蓮音樂聚會
Friday, November 11 · 11:00am – 11:00pm Location: Bei Xi Yuan 花蓮三棧北溪園 North River Sanctuary San Jhan (Pratan) Hualien see peaceforpeace.com Scott Cook: Peace Fest is coming up next weekend, Nov 11-13, by the pristine mountain streams of San Jhan, Hualien County. Peace Fest is nine years old this year.
Read morePotluck in DaAn Park – Rain or Shine
By Taipei Potluck & Music Circle – 大安公園共享音樂餐會 WHEN: Sunday, November 6 · 3:00pm – 10:00pm, Taipei, Taiwan Location: Da An Park – 大安森林公園 Walk north from the Heping / Jian Guo Road Corner edge of the park, to the second pavillion. Call if you can’t find it, but please
Read moreEXPAT CHAT: Studying Medicine in Taiwan
Kee Koon Ng, Malaysia, medical student at Taipei Medical University, age 27 I was in the States, finishing my Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering. Then I decided to come to Taiwan. The decision to enter medical school here was a long process! The thing is I realized I really like
Read moreMatthew Lien (馬修), our Musical Ambassador
By Trista di Genova, The Wild East I was in DaAn Park for a picnic with Griffin Lu and his birthday-lovin’ friends, when – surprise, surprise, at least for me — long-time Taiwan-lover and singer/songwriter Matthew Lien (馬修, ma sha) took the stage. I’d wanted to hear him perform for
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