Hiking with My Host Family
Even just typing the title of this blog post makes me feel exhausted! Yesterday (Sunday) I went hiking with my Taiwanese host family at...
Sports Day at Fuchuen
Finally, the long-awaited day had arrived: Sports Day at Fuchuen Elementary School. An annual event held on a Saturday in the fall...
Classroom Organization and Bopomofo
In college, I was pretty fastidious about organization. I carried an agenda with me at all times, color-coded all my class notes, always...
Happy Halloween, Fuchuen!
Today I wrapped up my final Halloween activity at Fuchuen Elementary School, where I teach ten classes on Mondays and Tuesdays. These two...
Happy Halloween, Huludun!
This week, we celebrated Halloween at my second school (the one I teach at Wednesdays-Fridays), Huludun Elementary School. We set aside...
"The Color Zoo" Felt Activity
This week, I started the rotation with my fourth LET (Local English Teacher), Teacher Christina, at Huludun Elementary School. I was...
A (Brief) Intro to My Schools
Throughout the next nine months, I will be teaching at two schools in Fengyuan District, Taichung City (台中市豐原區): Fuchuen Elementary...
Wistful for Wistaria Teahouse
Meet Wistaria Teahouse (紫藤盧): a beloved cultural gem unassumingly tucked away on Xinsheng South Road in Taipei. Built in the early 1920s...
Getting a Driver's License in Taiwan
After the first few weeks of orientation, it was finally time for us to take the scooter driving test in Taichung. For three weeks, our...
A Visit to (Distant) Relatives in Taipei
Yesterday I spent the night in Taipei visiting my (distant) relatives on my mom's side of the family. It's strange to think that were it...
