Author Archives: Erin

You may not know this, but the U.S. government (and quite a few other governments around the world) don’t consider Taiwan a real country.  The U.S. doesn’t have a real embassy here.  Instead, we have a fake embassy that we call the American Institute in Taiwan.  As a result, diplomats (or I should say “fakeContinue reading “Passport Photos”

I know I like to brag a lot about how safe Taiwan is.  But this week, in broad daylight, a crazy man stabbed a parent as she was walking her children in front of the Taipei Japanese School.  The Japanese school happens to be directly across the street from the American school my kids attend.Continue reading “Evil Everywhere”

My mother recently gave me a good idea.  She suggested that we do a monthly family goal; something that the family can work on together for a month at a time.  The goal can be anything.  Something spiritual like saying a prayer together at night as a family, something practical like making sure the lightsContinue reading “Monthly Family Goal”

***Warning!!!  This posts contains pictures of me after 4 days of not having taken a shower.    If the sight of my body filth causes you permanent eye damage, don’t say I didn’t warn you! At least you didn’t have to smell me.*** For Christmas this year, our SixAbroad family took a vacation to IndonesiaContinue reading “Our New Best Friend”

I am shocked and sickened by the shooting at a school on Friday in Connecticut.  It is beyond sad and tragic on so many levels.  Though it will anger many friends of mine back in the U.S., I cannot stay silent on my opinion on gun control at a time like this. In the twoContinue reading “Sickened”

So, I’m wondering, do all white people look alike?  I ask this, because I have been mistaken for various caucasian women on a number of occasions since moving to Taiwan. Twice now, Asian people have confused me for my friend Matina.  Although we are about the same height, Matina is about 10 years younger, muchContinue reading “Do All White People Look Alike?”

Since moving to Taipei, my kids have had to stick up for their religious beliefs a few times.  They have been asked questions about Mormonism and been the brunt of a few fairly harmless jokes.  They have had a few incidents that have been a little dicey, but nothing too serious.  However, today my 16Continue reading “Sticking Up For Her Beliefs”