As you all probably know by now, I'm leaving for Taipei, Taiwan on Monday, August 20 for a three-month-long food frenzy as well as an intensive language course focusing on readin' and writin' them crazy Chinese characters. You can check out the university that I'll be studying at here. Since I'm a fluent Mandarin Chinese speaker (it was actually my first language even though I was born in Charlotte, NC), my intention is to save myself from illiteracy and hopefully find a job in NYC that will utilize my new skillz...oh, and of course, I plan on getting in touch with my roots.
For those of you who haven't met them, my parents are originally from Taipei (they moved to The States about 26 years ago), and the
majority of my extended family lives on the glorious island of Taiwan, also known as the "Gold Coast" of China. During my stay, I'll be living with my mom's younger brother, Sean Chang, his lovely wife Fiona, and their two kids Wesley (12) and Shannon (10). There they are above.At the moment, I'm still struggling with the notion of packing light for a 90-day trip, but I'm getting pretty pumped about the food that awaits me--I'll be sure to properly document my culinary adventures for your viewing pleasure. The flight itself is a different story, since I've loathed this 26-hour+ trip since I first visited Taiwan when I was a wee baby. But, such things can't be avoided, so I'm stocking up on sleeping pills. Hope you enjoy my blog! I'll miss you all very much. xx
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