Archive for the ‘ personal ’ Category

Reading is FUN

My wonderful boyfriend got me an Amazon Kindle for my birthday, and it’s the most amazing thing ever. He even got me the beautiful leather cover to go with it. The Kindle is amazing. I can read anytime, anywhere, without having to haul heavy books around or pay ridiculous sums to obtain them abroad. I also don’t [ READ MORE ]

Typhoon Morakot

Typhoon Morakot wreaked havoc on southern Taiwan last weekend. Up north, we just got some strong winds and a bit of rain. We didn’t realize that after the three-day weekend, the South took the brunt of it, and the floods took out entire villages causing billions of NT dollars in damages and resulting in many [ READ MORE ]

One Year Later

Last year, on this day, I walked off that airplane, exhausted but exhilarated at the adventures that lay ahead in Taiwan. In the past year, I have moved my life across the world. I have rented apartments, bought furniture, started up my life again from scratch. I have discovered a whole new world of food [ READ MORE ]

A Blend of Both

After seven years of blogging, I have finally made the decision to purchase my own domain. After months of consideration and multiple ideas, I give you A Blend of Both. I can’t call myself Taiwanese Tina anymore because I’ve realized that I’m too American ever to be completely Taiwanese, but I’m not so American to [ READ MORE ]

Dimples

Recently, a friend from high school unexpectedly passed away. He was young, full of life, and had an gorgeous smile. I knew him from cross country, and the team was such a close-knit group back then. He was always joking, smiling, full of encouragement, and never seemed to have a bad day. He was the [ READ MORE ]