Lauren Nolan | Writer

Good morning, class! During these past two weeks, I started teaching at 布袋國中 (Budai Junior High) and 過溝國中 (Guogou Junior High), and it's...

These past two weeks have been spent settling in, moving, going on trips, panicking, and settling in some more. It's been a bit of a...

Hello again, dear reader! This year, I'm placed in Chiayi County on the main island of Taiwan, and I'll be serving as an ETF (English...

And here, dear reader, is where I leave you. For now. This week was one of the hardest, if not the hardest, of the entire grant period....

This week was the second-to-last week of the grant period, and it was also the week of 端午節 (duānwǔjié), or Dragon Boat Festival. We spent...

Happy graduation, 601! This week, (almost) all of the sixth graders in Kinmen had their graduation ceremonies. I also fell sick this week...

Welcome to a week when everything's due. This week, I had a Chinese exam, a schoolwide art project, gifts for my sixth graders, and a...

Hot. Hot, hot, hot. This week, there was a typhoon heading for Taiwan. Thankfully, the typhoon didn't hit us, and there wasn't really any...

There's a last time for everything, and this weekend, we had our last cohort-wide Taipei trip. For me, it was the last time I'll fly from...

This week, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of Jhuo Huan Elementary! The whole week was just spent prepping and practicing for the...

This week, I went to Chiayi for the first time. As much as I liked seeing different parks, restaurants, and museums I could visit next...

Beaches, bivalves, and birthdays (oh my!). The week was busy, busy, busy, but I had a great time. I got to check out different places in...

I spent this week hanging out with the rest of the cohort, enjoying my new site placement for next year, and celebrating my six month...

This week, we had midterms, rain, and a county-wide English Day for Earth Day. It wasn't the worst week, but I did receive some difficult...

Happy Ari-ster, everyone! Since last Sunday was Easter and Saturday was one of our cohort members' birthdays, we decided to combine the...

This week, I got to explore the entire east coast of Taiwan with my partner! Despite the cloudy weather, it was a beautiful trip, and I...

This week was a little rainy, but it generally got nicer as the week went on. This Saturday also marked the start of our April break!...

What a week, for both mental health and weather. After a six day workweek full of thick fog and heavy rain, I'd love nothing more than...

We had five visitors from other Fulbright cohorts visit this week! Among other things, we showed them Little K, Jiangongyu Islet, Shanhou...

This week was pretty chill. Lots of Little K exploration and Thai restaurants, plus another birthday and another family visitor. On...