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Taiwan 101: October 2009
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Thursday, October 1, 2009. Storms, viruses, and Taiwanese language. I've been back a few weeks now, and the weather is finally starting to get cooler. That means a bunch of low-pressure cold fronts (read: wind and rain) which, while giving a brief respite to the sweltering heat of the sun, also means that, well, it's getting cooler. When I got to school class had already started. My new class (the...
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Taiwan 101: The last one...
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Tuesday, August 17, 2010. I know, I know.it's been over six months since my last post (I just published one which has been lingering in the pre-publication stage). After two years of studying Chinese, I have been accepted to a graduate program in the United States and will be leaving Taiwan soon, thus ending the blog as well. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Book ’em, Danico. A Morning in Versailles.
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Taiwan 101: The super-futuristic library near my house
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Saturday, August 1, 2009. The super-futuristic library near my house. Students lining up outside the library. This photo was taken at eight in the morning on a Sunday. Of course, in the West this would never work as people would be afraid of having something stolen and would always be at the desk, save for a bathroom break. But here no one seems to bat an eye. I went to this floor (which to me seemed ...
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Taiwan 101: Back to square one
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Back to square one. I arrived last Monday, tired and trying hard to beat the jet-lag, to a still hot Taipei. In a way, the change was welcome, as Paris was already getting cold and windy when I left. Now I'm staying (temporarily) in a friend's place, trying to find a job and apartment. It's just like I'm starting over again, except I already know the basics.
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Taiwan 101: Storms, viruses, and Taiwanese language
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Thursday, October 1, 2009. Storms, viruses, and Taiwanese language. I've been back a few weeks now, and the weather is finally starting to get cooler. That means a bunch of low-pressure cold fronts (read: wind and rain) which, while giving a brief respite to the sweltering heat of the sun, also means that, well, it's getting cooler. When I got to school class had already started. My new class (the...
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Taiwan 101: September 2009
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Back to square one. I arrived last Monday, tired and trying hard to beat the jet-lag, to a still hot Taipei. In a way, the change was welcome, as Paris was already getting cold and windy when I left. Now I'm staying (temporarily) in a friend's place, trying to find a job and apartment. It's just like I'm starting over again, except I already know the basics.
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Taiwan 101: November 2009
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Monday, November 2, 2009. Chinese Literature And Other Colorful Topics. Today we were talking about Chinese literature in class, and we started a chapter about a book called 'The Dream of the Red Chamber". Our teacher, Lin laoshi (laoshi means teacher), told us it was one of four classic Chinese books, and asked us to name the other three. I quickly checked my notes from the last class. And it seems p...
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Taiwan 101: May 2009
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Saturday, May 30, 2009. The end, or a new beginning. At the same time I did not get very good grades on my TOP test- kind of like a TOEFL for Chinese in Taiwan. I know even though I have studied a lot, I still need to practice more to get really good at Chinese. Now, in Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, I am about to go back to Japan for a couple of weeks. Links to this post. Thursday, May 21, 2009.
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Taiwan 101: June 2009
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Saturday, June 27, 2009. TOP (pronounced Tee Oh Pee)- These three letters have been echoing in my head the past few days. Like images from a bad dream which keep returning. TOP stands for Test Of Proficiency- Huayu. Still don't get it? It's like the TOEFL for Mandarin Chinese, in Taiwan. And though I have taken it four times now, I still haven't passed it. When I arrive at the destination station, Gon...
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Taiwan 101: July 2009
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A French-American goes to Taipei to study Mandarin Chinese and discover the secrets of the Ilha Formosa. Monday, July 20, 2009. Taiwan, one of the last bastions of pro-Americana? I was walking home from school today, listening to my iPod. When someone tapped me on my shoulder. I looked back to see a Taiwanese man with thick-rimmed glasses smiling back at me. Are you a student at Shida. He asked in Chinese. This last question took me off my guard. What if I said yes? No, I'm French," I said. It's not nece...