Day 100: Key Lime Pie

I had been wanting Key Lime Pie for FOREVER. And because Casey is awesome, she made me one this past weekend. As you can see by the fact that over half of it is devoured (yea, I got a little excited before I pulled the camera out), it was delicious!  ...

Day 98: Drinking U Friendships

There is a restaurant across the street from our apartment with really good food and really cheap drinks. Inevitably, every time we go, a friendly group of Taiwanese people will ask us to join them at their table while sharing said food and drinks. It’s always a...

Historic Beipu: Pounding out Leicha

I’ve never been much of a tea person. Don’t get me wrong—it’s not that I don’t enjoy the occasional steaming mug of peppermint tea on a crisp, winter night. I actually quite enjoy tea while I’m drinking it. Really the thing is that coffee stole my heart years ago, and...

Day 92: Thanksgiving Feastivities

Our Thanksgiving was a little bit delayed, but totally worth the wait! We managed to squeeze 15 people into our tiny apartment, where we had a feast including a whole turkey, chicken, beef, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, cheddar broccoli...