Goodbye Taiwan, Hello Beijing

So I’m in Beijing now!  Crazy, right?  I’ll be here for the entire quarter for study abroad.  I flew into Beijing yesterday from Taipei, thus finishing my summer research. It’s been a crazy week, which is why I haven’t blogged in a while, but...

Taiwan, Aug. 11

I would like to announce that I am officially finished organizing my interview data on the spreadsheet I made! So now what are my next steps? Write articles/reflection, which may lead to some follow up questions.  Goal is to get a framework for these pieces by the end...

Taiwan, Aug. 10

Today was my sister’s last day in Taiwan.  Most of the day was spent helping her clean and pack.  In the morning we went to the doctor to get some medicine from her cough, and I was amazed at how efficient the doctor and pharmacist was! For lunch, I treated my...

Taiwan, Aug. 9 (Typhoon Soudelor)

So now that Typhoon Soudelor has passed through Taiwan, here’s what it was like. The typhoon took place from Aug. 7-8.  It was already starting to rain a lot all day on Friday.  But I couldn’t sleep all that night. I kept on going in and out of sleep, and...

Taiwan, Aug. 7

It’s been more than a week since I last blogged.  But it definitely has been an exciting and busy week. July 31 – I went to Hsinchu to go to a Catholic high school in Hsinpu, St. Aloysius Technical School.  Hsinpu is a region with a large concentration of...