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Taiwan Quest

A blog about moving to Taiwan in 2023.

  • By Shi Zhen-Kang
  • Based in Taiwan
  • Roughly two posts per month
  • First post on

Posts per month

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Posts per month
Month starting Posts
Mar 2023 1
Apr 2023 4
May 2023 4
Jun 2023 4
Jul 2023 3
Aug 2023 3
Sep 2023 1
Oct 2023 2
Nov 2023 3
Dec 2023 2
Jan 2024 13
Feb 2024 2
Mar 2024 2
Apr 2024 2
May 2024 1

Any gaps could be due to errors when fetching the blog’s feed.

Most recent posts

That American’s eating dumplings!
Taiwanese kids aren’t shy to say hello. Apparently, English teachers encourage them to approach foreigners—and the good students of Taiwan have taken this to heart.Below are four short stories of my encounters with children in …
On , by Zhen-Kang, 541 words
Reflections on huandao
A huandao (literally “around the island”) is considered a rite of passage or step towards enlightenment, by many in Taiwan.It can be undertaken on foot or bicycle, by train or by car, or—in my case—on …
On , by Zhen-Kang, 844 words
An earthquake
I was woken by today’s M7.2 earthquake. I live on the south-west coast of Taiwan, 190km from the epicenter in the east.(For context, Taiwan is ¼ the size of Te Waipounamu/New Zealand’s South Island, with …
On , by Zhen-Kang, 550 words