8 Sep, 2007 in Taiwan

Finally, today, after a month in Tainan, I signed my contract for an apartment. Let me see… I must have probably looked at over 20 apartments, and each of those has opened a new door into some strange bizarre Taiwanese culture and peculiar life in Tainan. I owe a big thanks to my London guardian [...]

30 Aug, 2007 in Asia-Israel connections, Taiwan

Haaretz, the best Israeli newspaper, has an excellent article on Taiwan. Dror Mishani, Haaretz’s reporter, has been invited to Taiwan to explore some the Taiwanese culture and look into some of the connections between Taiwan and Israel.
It’s a long fascinating article, but for the time being I’ll focus on one surprising section regarding the reporter’s [...]

13 Aug, 2007 in Chinese culture, Taiwan

With the "Help Fili eat… better" Taiwanese-Chinese food project going a lot better than I expected, I thought it was time to introduce a little of the Taiwanese culture with writing something about some of the really great Taiwanese food I find here in Taiwan. But, in the past few days, the project has also [...]