
The importance of optimism
“I don’t know if you’re brave or if you’re crazy,” said a fellow Fulbrighter to me after our quarantines had ended, “coming to a country

“I don’t know if you’re brave or if you’re crazy,” said a fellow Fulbrighter to me after our quarantines had ended, “coming to a country

I distinctly remember my first reaction to the notification that I had received the Fulbright Scholarship: I screamed, I called my loved ones, and then

My classmates and I took an unorthodox route to Keelung. Instead of riding a bus, we took the old coal mine railway that passed by

Becoming familiar enough with Taipei that you countenance yourself enough to get to where you are supposed to be going without being glued to Google

It was a colder night than usual in Kaohsiung. For me, it was mildly warm, but the locals all had to wear coats because they

The Decision to Come to Taiwan I believe that it is nothing short of a miracle that I am in Taiwan. In order to understand

This year in Taiwan has been a captivating journey of learning, development, and acceptance. When I first arrived in Taiwan, my initial impulse was to

It is not an easy task to think back to a time before Taipei was home. Over the past two years, Fulbright Taiwan and National

In September 2018, I came to Taiwan as a Fulbright master’s student to complete my master’s degree in International Studies at National Chengchi University (NCCU).

If I had a dollar for every perturbed passenger who has shot me a sideways glance as I stared past them from my middle seat