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It’s been a while, I know. I come bearing no quirky cultural encounters but with a life update, so please indulge me. It’s been hard to update because sometime within the past month and a half, I’ve carved out a little life here in Taipei. It’s not quite exchange but maybe only [...]
Last night I witnessed a comedy, like in three-acts Shakespearean sense. Since I got here there have been posters and pamphlets all over Taipei promoting Canada D’eh. The literature explained it as a celebration of Canadian confederation held on a beach in Danshui on June 27 featuring a performance by Grammy-nominated artist [...]
Every day a barrage of unfamiliar sounds parades through Taipei’s streets. There are the scooters that putter through the streets and into the city’s many lanes and alleys. There is the old man who mumbles sweet-monotone nothings into a bullhorn while driving a loud vehicle, every morning around 9 a.m. And then [...] Dear Schwarma/Doner Kebab, It’s been a while since we’ve been together. I’ve been thinking about you a lot. Every time I walk by a giant metal skewer, strung with meat, you still make my head still turn. Last time I saw you I was in Ximending, Taipei’s trendy teen shopping area. I wanted you but [...]
I am tired, greasy, light-headed and sitting in the food court of the Taipei Taoyuan Airport waiting for my flight to Hong Kong. The old lady sitting next to me is posing for a picture with her chicken sandwich from Burger King. Patrons of the Chinese take-out restaurant carry bamboo steamers and giant bowls [...] |
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