Thursday Night Anthony and I both had to work a regular school day on Thursday but we knew that after what felt like such a long week, we would get to vacation in a much larger area of Taiwan than we have been living in. We are city people, just having lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin …
Garbage in Taiwan
Taiwan is a very interesting place: a mix of high-tech amenities next to run-down buildings, some with all of its plumbing outdoors. Because of its past, Taiwan is stuck in a limbo of developing its smaller rural areas like Puli to architecturally stand like its larger areas like the capital of Taipei. Taiwan's past lends …
Preparing for the Move Series (Climate Change)
From swimwear to pajamas, walking/teaching shoes and water bottles, everyday essentials and work clothes, everything needed to be carefully calculated. I needed to really pick apart my closet, see what I could take and all the shopping I needed to do to make sure I was 100% prepared for this change in weather. Growing up …
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Preparing for the Move Series (Cards & Banking)
Credit Card Newbie Before planning for this great life adventure, I did not have a credit card. I got a debit card in 2012 when I started college because it seemed like a necessity but I also thought that was all I needed, not thinking about the lack of credit I was setting up for …
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Preparing for the Move Series (Language Barrier)
Appreciation Post for Duolingo Launched in November 2011, Duolingo has become one of the fastest growing language-learning platforms with availability in 90 different countries and lessons in more than 30 different languages. It currently serves more than 300 million registered users as of August 2019. It is an essentially fee app but does offer a …
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Moving to a new country…
Almost everyone I know had a story of their sister, friend, roommate from college, etc who had decided to travel abroad and teach English. When I started considering doing this as well, I felt very comforted knowing that so many people have done it but also that everyone told me that their whoever loved it. …
An ESL Teacher Abroad 