Our time here is coming to a close. Here is Lucy and Leo on their last morning bus ride to Taipei Mintessori on Thursday.
Archive for July, 2010
Two years…
Posted in Culture on July 31, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Passionfruit Curd
Posted in Food on July 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It started months ago when yellow passionfruit were in season in Hualien. My aunt Meihung thought I might like to try them so she brought me a bag of them when she returned from a trip there. I had no idea what the lightweight balls were, but she told me to wait until they became [...]
Fridays means Farmers’ Market
Posted in Food on July 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When we left Seattle we figured we would have to kiss our organic habits goodbye. And for a long while we did. Plus, our love of going to restaurants means we don’t have control over all the ingredients – same as anywhere else. But in the past few months I’ve made a habit of going [...]
Buying Tickets at 7-11
Posted in Entertainment on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I believe we’ve mentioned 7-11 before – that they are everywhere and really deliver on the vision of convenience. You can pay utilities bills, parking fees, and even odd bills for small companies like the organic farm that delivers milk every week. Another thing you can do at 7-11 is buy tickets to concerts, shows, [...]
Dancing Mamas
Posted in Entertainment on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I’ve mentioned before, I started taking a weekly dance class with some friends for fun. Our latest project has been to dance to “Nobody Nobody” by the Wonder Girls which is a band from Korea. First watch the Wonder Girls do it on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCbw67s-NxI Start watching at about 1:35 in to skip some [...]
Friday June 11 – trip to Yilan
Posted in Entertainment, Food, travel on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Last day of school was on a Thursday. Friday my Uncle Robert and Aunt Meihung took us (Lucy, Leo, my mom visiting from the states, and me) to Yilan for a day trip. Peter was still in Seattle. Yilan is only about 45 minutes away from us by car but we thought about bailing on [...]
