An Expatriate in Taiwan

• Rice dumplings 1 year ago If you’ve lived in Taiwan long enough, you’ve probably eaten or, at the very least, seen some rice dumplings. They usually look like this before unwrapping: Inside is a delicious little rice “hot pocket” stuffed with a variety of goods, usually meat and some vegetables. ...
• Taiwanese sign 1 year ago I really like Wulai (烏來) in Taipei county and try to get up there whenever I can. On one trip I snapped a picture of a very odd sign. It’s in Taiwanese and some form of pinyinized aboriginal language. I would guess it’s Atayalnese (The Atayal being the natives in Wulai),...
• Updates 1 year ago Been going through a bunch of old pictures lately and decided to update some albums and add a photos page (see the tabs at the top). To celebrate, here’s a picture of a cat running away with someone’s sausage. I snapped this pic in front of a breakfast store in Kaohsiung. This is a...
• The Expat is now on Twitter! 1 year ago Hi everyone, Been a while since I’ve updated, I know. However, I have some news: I’m no on Twitter. You can see my feed on the right side over there. —-> Follow me, because I’ll probably be updating that more often. If I’m out on the scooter or biking and see something...
• Vibram FiveFingers spotted in Taiwan! 2 years ago Went to Costco in Taichung on Saturday. I was very surprised to see that they were selling Vibram FiveFingers! Unfortunately, they only had the Women’s Bikila model. However, they were very cheap. I’ve never been more happy (that VFF were available in Taiwan) and disappointed (that they...

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