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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‘Stranger in Taiwan’, by Hartley Pool: BOOK REVIEW

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February 4, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment British Council, expat lit, expat literature on Taiwan, foreign comedians in Asia, Hartley Pool, how to pick up chicks, Living Room Taipei, Maokong gondola, Stranger in Taiwan, Taipei Comedy Club, take a tour bus around Taiwan and China, teaching English in Asia, Travel in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, Zacharie Touzin

Stranger in Taiwan, by Hartley Pool (Revenge Ink, 2011) Buy it here on Amazon.com RATING: QUITE GOOD, FUNNY Hartley Pool is a comedian I used to see performing at The Living Room Taipei, about 5 or 6 years ago. He’d claim the stage like a pro for Zach Touzin’s Open

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