September 27, 2016 Remember September For my first full month teaching, September has been quite the month. Over Moon Festival (also known as Mid-Autumn Festival), I explored Keelung with…
August 29, 2016 Give and Receive Last Wednesday, I stepped foot into the classroom for the first time as Teacher Marie. Shaky, worried, and not yet (and still not fully)…
August 23, 2016 Among The Lost and Found Sunday, for the first time in what seemed like a month, there was nothing on my calendar. Not a single obligation was on the…
August 8, 2016 Second Impressions Two days ago, I was on my third flight of my trip and the longest: 12 solid hours from LAX to Taipei. Although I…
July 28, 2016 The Best Advice I’ve Ever Received With nine days left at home, I’ve inadvertently sent myself on a nostalgic adventure going through an array of old photos, letters I’ve written and received,…
July 14, 2016 The Skinny on Employment Around the age of sixteen, my parents made me get my first job. It was pretty basic: working as a camp counselor at a…
July 14, 2016 My Next Big Adventure: Taiwan About a month and a half ago, I was sitting on a high speed rail (called the HSR) from Taipei to Taichung amongst my…
