Archive for the ‘ food ’ Category

Illnesses Galore

I get sick about every two weeks here in Taiwan. I’ve probably been to a doctor more times in the past year than in my entire life in the States. My biggest moments were probably the ten-day hospital stay due to a bacteria infection and getting H1N1 aka swine flu, which I caught from my [ READ MORE ]

Popcorn

Fun Fact: The movie theaters here serve sweet and salty popcorn. They usually just give you the sweet popcorn by default when you ask for popcorn because that’s what the Taiwanese prefer. In the beginning, I refused to get the sweet because I thought it was the sweet kettle corn which I’m not a fan of. [ READ MORE ]

Saturday Adventures

I went to the gym today, and there was a girl there wearing a Texas Longhorn shirt. She was trying the machine next to the area where I was stretching, so I thought I’d be friendly and ask her if she was from Texas. She noticed my Vandy shirt, which probably helped a bit to [ READ MORE ]

Shrimping

The new adventure for today was indoor shrimp fishing, or rather, just shrimping. I remember going when I was much younger on vacation in Taiwan, and I’ve wanted to go since I’ve been back in 2008. We drove to a road down by the National Palace Museum full of indoor shrimp farms where you can get [ READ MORE ]

Hot Dogs

I have been looking for authentic American hot dogs to satisfy my cravings, and yet the best ones have been at Costco’s. Sadly, you can’t even get in without a membership or waiting in a line that goes around the block especially on the weekends. Hungry Girl in Taipei and I did go check out a place [ READ MORE ]