By Trista di Genova The Wild East So how did Nelly Furtado’s sister end up teaching in Kaohsiung, Taiwan? I was tired of the routine of living in Victoria, BC and being in university. I finally graduated and was looking for a big change. The year before I graduated I
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Me Birthday Fiesta on The Loof
By Trista di Genova For me birthday, I wanted Mexican food. Knowing all my other foreign friends here are commiserating, nay, jonesing for The Real Thang, la cosa vera, I sent out a msg via Facebook and email for the fiesta. But no one in this town seems to understand
Read more'The Wild East' wins again, thanks to you!
Thank You Dear Readers, mille grazie, xie-xie nin… and Happy Christmas, Kwanzaa, Chinese New Year and so on! Thanks to all our loyal friends and readers who voted — and in some cases tried to vote — for us in the Taiwanderful.net 2nd annual competion for The Best Blog in
Read moreOne Taiwanese Would Kiss All of Paris
by Dan Bloom Special to The Wild East A kiss just a kiss. Or is it? A Taiwanese woman named Ya-ching Yang has become famous around the world for a blog she set up about pursuing 100 kisses from Parisian men. Based on a whim she had three years ago,
Read moreOn a Lighter Note: Top 10 Pickup Spots in Taipei
My room-mate, a Kiwi, just moved from Hualien to Taipei, and asked me where he could find a girlfriend? What kind of girl, I asked. He said a ‘down-to-earth, nice girl.” So here is my Top 10 list of pickup joints around town where my room-mate and other single foreign
Read more'OH, IF ONLY I COULD TEACH'
EXPATCHAT Compiled by Trista di Genova, published in The China Post 12/28/08 Another huge hurdle here in Taiwan: teaching qualifications. Everything’s cool if you have a Bachelor’s degree from an English-speaking country, but if you don’t you’re kind of screwed here. One Scottish expat hasn’t finished his degree; his friends
Read moreStrangely fascinating: China's 60th anniversary fanfare
Golden week came and went in high Indian summer up here in Qingdao. Temperatures in the thirties in the second week of October. Hasn’t rained for months. Big fat flies laze around, eating filth, landing with heavy little legs and a total lack of grace on your skin, billions of
Read moreDear Rosanne: My Taiwanese BF called me 'big nose'
Originally published in The China Post (but not published anywhere else online). Read more of Rosanne’s witty and hilarious columns for the culturally discombobulated on her new website: rosannelin.com
Read moreUnpaving Paradise: Digging Up Taiwan's Ancient Heritage
Over a thousand ancient sites have been discovered in Taiwan over the past century, with many constantly being unearthed and excavated to this day — by only a handful of archaeologists. Yet few are aware that Taiwan’s history may hold the key to understanding human development and migration in the Asia-Pacific region.
Read moreLowdown on Shanghai: Hot town, Summer’s in the city!
Jonathan Chandler is a British novelist currently residing in Shanghai China. This is the latest installment in his series, “Low on the Hai.” He can be reached at jonathan at jagchandler dot com
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