The Bridge Up North

Day 3 So my Singaporean hostel roommate gave me some tips on where to visit in Taiwan. He spent a month backpacking all around Taiwan. He travelled the entire coastline, through numerous mountains, and through the plains. As a backpacker, it was hard not to…

Getting The Tourist Out

Day 1 My experience in Shanghai was a real lowball. With that in mind, I probably had an overly positive view of Taiwan off the bat, but the friendliness of many of the Taiwanese I came across, compared to the folks back in Shanghai, really…

Shanghai'd

Day 0 When I first got my tickets to Taiwan through China Eastern Airlines, I was already pretty skeptical of good service. I purchased them 3 weeks before today and the price amounted up to around $250. A little ridiculous to believe that I could…

Week 26: Re-Escape

Paper is being revised, bags are prepped for moving, farewells are being said. I may not be the best at opening but I damn well know how to close. After a clearly shitty quarter in comparison to summer in regards to language, it was finally…

Week 22: Reunion

Let’s talk about science. Progress on a certain project of mine was not moving forward as planned. In order to make up for lost time, we decided to collect some new DNA. To acquire this DNA, I had to dissect a mouse that was mutated…