This week Sonja and I got our ARCs, our Alien Resident Certificates, which allow us to re-enter Taiwan if we leave, open a bank account, and enroll in the national health insurance program–for the next six months, anyway. Or as a colleague put it, “Now you are a real person!” Getting the ARC is a… Continue reading It’s official: we’re aliens!
Category: Taiwan
Taipei MRT: A Public-Transit Dream
So here I am in Taiwan for my longest stay in Asia since I was in my late 20s, twenty years ago. In my teens and twenties, I lived in Beijing and in Dalian for periods ranging from a couple of months up to a year at a time and traveled to many other parts… Continue reading Taipei MRT: A Public-Transit Dream