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Photos: Paris, France

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In April 2012, I made my second trip to Paris. My first was years ago, during my senior year of college, and consisted mostly of museums and eating very cheaply. I came back this time resolving to do neither of … Continue reading

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Taipei Highlights, Part 4: Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-Shek Memorials

If you’re not familiar with your modern Chinese history, well, you should be, since the monumental events of the 20th century that transformed China and its 1 billion+ people still resonate with us today in major ways. And that history … Continue reading

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Taipei Highlights, Part 3: Longshan Temple

After reading about Longshan Temple on the Senseitions blog (a fantastic journal of East Asian adventures by my globetrotting teacher friends), I made sure to add Longshan Temple to my Taipei itinerary. Good thing I did: not only is it … Continue reading

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Taipei Highlights, Part 2: Night Markets!

Imagine, if you will, a densely packed outdoor market where you can buy clothes, electronics, accessories…and the craziest fried Chinese food in the world. Like corn dogs stuffed with french fries: Welcome to a Taipei night market. My pictures won’t … Continue reading

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Taipei Highlights, Part 1: In and Around the City

I spent the last week of January 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan. Although I’ve spent a lot of time in Seoul, South Korea, only in the last year have I been able to visit other cities in Asia: first, Fukuoka, Japan, … Continue reading

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