Lauren Nolan | Writer

And here, dear reader, is where I leave you. It's been a beautiful two years full of ups and downs, from the outlying islands of Kinmen...

Hello everyone, and thank you for your patience with this final grant period blog post! I still have one more reflective post to write,...

Writer's Note I: Thank you for waiting for this blog post! It's been a hectic readjustment to the US, but there are still new posts in...

Over these past few weeks, I visited Taitung, Taipei, Tainan, and Taichung (oh my!). Despite the heat and typhoon, I had fun exploring...

Writer's Note I: Thank you everyone for being patient with this blog post! As the semester and grant period come to a close (as well as...

Over the past couple of weeks, there were lots of earthquakes and rain, but also lots of fun DIY workshops. I also made one final, giant...

Hello everyone, and welcome to earthquake season! The past two weeks have been full of various wild weather phenomena, including Taiwan's...

Happy spring, everyone! Although I didn't make a bracket this year, March has been full of madness. It's been three weeks packed with...

These two weeks were a whirl of traveling as I toured Taiwan from top to bottom (or rather bottom to top). In addition to visiting...

Ah, the end of an era (and by era, I mean freedom to sleep past 7:30am). These two weeks brought the end of my Thailand trip, a brief...

During the middle and end of winter break, I went city hopping with my friends and partner. We toured Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Taipei, and...

Hello everyone, and thank you for being patient! This blog post is the first of several forthcoming winter break and post-winter break...

Writer's Note: Hello everyone! As a heads up, this blog post will be the last one uploaded for a couple of weeks due to the upcoming...

Happy holidays and Happy New Year! It's been a little chilly in Chiayi, but at least it's nowhere near as cold as Kinmen was. For the...

Hello folks! These past couple of weeks, I spent some time visiting a couple other counties on the west coast of Taiwan. Coast, city,...

Lots of updates these past couple of weeks. Among other things, I got a new scooter, we had Thanksgiving conference in Taipei, and I...

These two weeks have been fun, if a bit tiring. I've been trying to schedule things differently and explore different places I haven't...

Welcome to autumn! As with last year, the weather's just started to cool down after Double Ten Day. I've still been feeling weird getting...

Happy belated Double Ten Day (10/10)! These past two weeks, we had seven days of school and seven days off. Ah, vacation. I haven't been...

Quick Writer's Note: Given the way that the weeks line up with the months this year, some posts, like this one, may include three weeks...