2 Years in Taiwan

June 9th was a special day for me. It marked 2 years of living in Taiwan.

Living and working here has been an unbelievable experience. But at the same time I cannot say if it surpassed my expectations. Mainly since when I arrived all I expected was to work and to live here. Part of that was I had minimal idea of what to expect and little guidance from my boss beyond being told where to go. I was ok with that.

In short, Taiwan has been amazing.

I won’t thank specific people here since most of the people I need to thank have already been thanked in person. Still looking back makes me truly humbled that so many people here in Taiwan have been so kind to me and done so much to show me guidance and take me under their wings. Almost without exception, the Taiwanese people have been wonderful toward me. Even more so now that I have been dating one for 7 months.

I have done my best to adopt the local manners, languages, culture, customs, and feeling. Taiwan has become my second home and I’ve become Taiwanese.

When I come back to Taiwan after my summer trip there will be a lot to consider in my remaining year. What I can be sure of is that I will continue to have great experiences here.

Highlight Reel

In the last 18 days since I have updated this blog there have been a lot of things that have happened. So over the next few days I’ll try to turn this into a highlight reel of sorts and go through those that stick out the most to me.

2 Years in Taiwan
Dragon Boat Festival
A mini ND dinner
My upcoming trip

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