I went on and on about how I appreciate good craftmanship and all that jazz but ha ha I can’t even make a simple flower pen correctly. We went to this string? threading? sewing? factory that produces some amazing amount … Continue reading Day 4: Silly Strings

I wouldn’t normally like to generalize a group of people into some stereotype, but I think it’s safe to say that the people here are really patient and skilled with their crafts. Craftmanship is something that I’ve always appreciated, even … Continue reading Day 4: High Class Glass

I had used jet-lag to my advantage in the first few days, so getting up early wasn’t an issue at all. But by day 4, those 6am wake up calls were getting to me. Especially since we were actually starting … Continue reading Day 4: Matsu Temple Run

Not gonna lie, I wanted to run around by myself and explore everything at my own pace so I was a little disappointed when they told us we were to follow the group and leaders. wtf i was so wrong I … Continue reading Day 3: Feng Chia Function

Remember what I said about the government being really nice to us? Yea well they passed out $100 NT aka $3ish USD (1 American dollar of freedom is equivalent to 30 more useful New Taiwan dollars) to each of us … Continue reading Off an a Tangent: Feng Chia Night Market Sink Scene

One of the many perks this program gave us was special pre-public release access into this architectural beauty of Taichung’s Metropolitan Opera House. This place was really really neat-o. It was designed by a Japanese guy who was inspired by … Continue reading Day 3: It’s Not Over Til the Fat Lady Sweats

The Taiwanese government’s been real nice giving us all this free housing, free eatings, free money, and free internships for $free.99, but I’m also guessing that closed internshipping was provided to you by: Basically, we sat through a few lectures … Continue reading Day 3: Long Words and Long Lectures

I miss Johnny. Haven’t seen him in a few weeks now. I’ve already missed spending Father’s Day with him and he’s gonna be missing his anniversary with Jannice this year. Sending u lots of love from all the way in … Continue reading Intermission: Father’s Day

After the wild buffet, the horde sleepily climbed into our buses and headed to our hotels. The one our group was assigned to was called Splendor Hotel aka Jing(1) Dian(3), scaling 30+ floors with each exhibiting a slice of the … Continue reading Day 2: Shining, Shimmering, Splendor

If I had to pinpoint the moment I got to that comfortable level of comfortableness with Group 15, it was this dinner. Honestly, food really is the universal language of love. There is NO SINGLE COMPARISON I CAN MAKE to … Continue reading Day 2: Buffet or 包肥?

So I get to Feng Chia Uni and it’s so super nice. ((Feel free to click through each photo)) Since this was Day 1 of Orientation week, I got a goodie bag with my little name tag, own little blue … Continue reading Day 2: Day 1