State of the Nation
No, not that nation. I can’t even talk about that one. It’s too sad, too embarrassing, and impossible to make sense of right now. While I’m of course excited to be going home this summer to see family and friends and drink decent beer again, it’s hard to say I’m proud to be an American…
Baby’s First Signing Ceremony
The Taiwanese love formality. This culture is big into structure, rules, accountability, and all of the pomp and circumstance that comes with. It starts when they are in school. Kids are constantly participating in academic, speaking, and music competitions. “Big tests” are frequent, and results and class ranks are published publicly. I have seen this…
Baby’s first promotion party
or, “Why am I in the family photo?” A year ago, on a solo hike, I chatted with a nice lady at a rest stop. I was still on my way up the mountain and she and her friend were heading down. Her English wasn’t very good, but she was enthusiastic and friendly and I…
Lunar New Year Vacation!
Or, my first (half-hearted) attempt at travel blogging (Everyone keeps saying I should do it, so here’s one for all my fans.) According to something I heard somewhere once, the Taiwanese work the most out of any country in the world. We don’t get a fall, winter, or spring break here (most local teachers and…
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Evan on Earth 