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    A Recap
    • Jun 30, 2015
    • 1 min

    A Recap

    A recap video of my year in Taiwan living abroad as a Fulbright grantee!
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    Goodbye Taiwan
    • Jun 29, 2015
    • 2 min

    Goodbye Taiwan

    My last weekend as a Fulbright Grantee in Taiwan was filled with family, friends and so much happiness. I don't feel ready to leave!
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    Goodbye Su-Ao
    • Jun 27, 2015
    • 2 min

    Goodbye Su-Ao

    I just finished my last day of school as a Fulbright grantee and English Teaching Assistant ): It was a weird mix of emotions.
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    The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Weird (Part 2!)
    • Jun 25, 2015
    • 5 min

    The Good, the Bad and the Just Plain Weird (Part 2!)

    Some of the odd things about Taiwan, I will just never adjust to...here's a continuation of the oddities I've found in this country (I love)
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    As We Go On, We Remember
    • Jun 20, 2015
    • 4 min

    As We Go On, We Remember

    I say my goodbyes as my students graduate and I get ready to head back to America for graduate school. My time as a Fulbright is almost over
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    A Foreigner Goes to the Second Hand Taiwanese Market
    • Jun 15, 2015
    • 3 min

    A Foreigner Goes to the Second Hand Taiwanese Market

    Trying to barter and sell things at the local market with minimal Chinese is a disastrous combo....but an experience none the less!
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    Run, Forest, Run!
    • Jun 7, 2015
    • 3 min

    Run, Forest, Run!

    I ran the International Olympic Road Race in Taipei! My first half marathon was (mostly) a success!
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    The Most Adventurous Weekend in My 23 Years of Life
    • Jun 2, 2015
    • 7 min

    The Most Adventurous Weekend in My 23 Years of Life

    I went to Taitung, Taiwan where I went hang gliding and spelunking all in one weekend! Adventure!
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    Happenings In and Around Su-Ao
    • May 27, 2015
    • 7 min

    Happenings In and Around Su-Ao

    As my time as a Fulbright grantee winds down, check out some of my most interesting events of the past month!
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    Cooking Veggies in Earth Water: A Taiwanese Hot Spring
    • May 20, 2015
    • 2 min

    Cooking Veggies in Earth Water: A Taiwanese Hot Spring

    My Taiwanese host family took me to a local hot spring to cook veggies! We also stopped at a mochi factory! A wonderful and food filled day!
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    Long Weekend Adventures in Nantou!
    • May 14, 2015
    • 5 min

    Long Weekend Adventures in Nantou!

    A trip to Nantou ended up being one of my favorite weekends in my entire year in Taiwan! Filled with sheep, roller coasters and gondolas!
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    It’s Not the New Year Without Some Lanterns!
    • May 11, 2015
    • 2 min

    It’s Not the New Year Without Some Lanterns!

    You can't experience a Chinese New Year in Taiwan without attending the lantern festivals! We went to the Taipei and the Pinxi Festivals!
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    A pit stop in Japan, then the Herrick clan arrives!!!!
    • May 8, 2015
    • 12 min

    A pit stop in Japan, then the Herrick clan arrives!!!!

    Living abroad in Taiwan all alone can be lonely...but my entire family came to visit! Check out the ups and downs of our trip here!
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    Chinese New Year Vacation in Vietnam
    • Apr 29, 2015
    • 6 min

    Chinese New Year Vacation in Vietnam

    A short vacation to Vietnam had me falling in love with Mui Ne and reflecting on my time as a Fulbright grantee in Taiwan.
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    The First Outing of 2015
    • Jan 19, 2015
    • 3 min

    The First Outing of 2015

    For the first day of 2015, we headed west to Taichung to visit the inventor of bubble tea!
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    New Year in Taiwan!
    • Jan 12, 2015
    • 2 min

    New Year in Taiwan!

    I thought Times Square New Years was cool...but the fireworks at Taipei 101 were absolutely amazing!!!
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    The Jew Brings Christmas to Taiwan
    • Jan 5, 2015
    • 3 min

    The Jew Brings Christmas to Taiwan

    As a Fulbright ETA, I try to bring American culture to Taiwan...which definitely includes Christmas...the only problem is I know nothing...!
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    The Bird.
    • Dec 30, 2014
    • 2 min

    The Bird.

    In a school completely surrounded by nature, you're bound to get a few visitors...today I got my first one!
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    Sammie Turns Taiwanese
    • Dec 29, 2014
    • 2 min

    Sammie Turns Taiwanese

    In true Taiwanese fashion...I got my hair braided at a local salon...and couldnt look more local if I tried
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    23 in Kaohsiung Taiwan
    • Dec 26, 2014
    • 2 min

    23 in Kaohsiung Taiwan

    I took my first trip to the South of Taiwan to Kaohsiung and explored the big city!
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