10. The sight of cockroaches no longer grosses you out. 9. Your child chooses seaweed flavored potato chips over Cheetos or Doritos. 8. Eating food in the shape of Hello Kitty no longer seems strange. 7. Your car has never driven faster than 60 mph. 6. All of your little girl’s drawings look like animeContinue reading “10 Ways To Know If You Have Been Living In Asia Too Long”
Category Archives: Taiwan
Indonesia 2012
Passport Photos Part II
[This is a follow-up to Passport Photos Part I] Getting a good passport photo is a lot harder than you think.
Passport Photos
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”
Playing with Dolphins
They bite!
Evil Everywhere
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”