I'm off to Taiwan to teach English for Berlitz. Track my adventures and share in the fun.

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To my family and friends. I have set up this travel pod as a way for us to keep in touch while I am abroad. (*Note: Anyone making jokes about me being "a broad" will be sacked at this time.) Come to this site at your convenience whenever you're wondering what I am up to. It will allow me to post pictures and written updates without clogging your inboxes. May it help you share in my adventures across the world, while at the same time making me seem not quite so far away. Miss you all. Come visit!

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  Sneak Preview   Byram, NJ on Mar 2, 2004 26 pictures 2 comments
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  Not in Kansas anymore!   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 18, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting my feet wet   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 19, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Lost in Translation   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 20, 2004 16 pictures 0 comments
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  I get by...   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 23, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ode to the removable showerhead...   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 24, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Taking care of business   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 28, 2004 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Doh!   Taipei, Taiwan on Mar 30, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  What are you in the market for?   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 4, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Over the river and through the woods...   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 4, 2004 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Smelling the roses through rose colored glasses   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 9, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Smelling the Roses...Cont.   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 9, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Martyr's Shrine and Sun Yatsen Memorial   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 10, 2004 9 pictures 0 comments
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  In Hot Water on Easter   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 12, 2004 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Teafee for Your Birthday   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 15, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  On teaching...   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 21, 2004 1 picture 0 comments
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  On being foreign...   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 26, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Just try to relax...   Taipei, Taiwan on Apr 30, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Breathing Easy at Pishan Temple   Taipei, Taiwan on May 3, 2004 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Fulong Beach   Fulong, Taiwan on May 4, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Impromptu Interview   Taipei, Taiwan on May 14, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  It's the little differences...   Taipei, Taiwan on May 25, 2004 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Whipped Cream, Thumbelina, and an Empty Cat   Taipei, Taiwan on May 25, 2004 12 pictures 0 comments
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  Words on Weather   Taipei, Taiwan on May 28, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Wulai Falls   Wulai, Taiwan on Jun 4, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Disaster has struck!   Taipei, Taiwan on Jun 10, 2004 11 pictures 0 comments
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  All work and no play makes Ingrid a dull boy   Taipei, Taiwan on Jun 21, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Dragon Boat Festival and Baishawan Beach   Taipei/Baishawan, Taiwan on Jun 23, 2004 23 pictures 0 comments
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  I saw dead people   Taipei, Taiwan on Jul 5, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  The Wrath of Typhoon Mindulle   Taipei, Taiwan on Jul 9, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  What Exactly is an Animanizoid?   Taipei, Taiwan on Jul 19, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Longshan Temple   Taipei, Taiwan on Jul 20, 2004 19 pictures 0 comments
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  Jubilee in Junan   Junan, Taiwan on Jul 30, 2004 11 pictures 0 comments
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  Good News and Bad News   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 12, 2004 3 pictures 0 comments
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  Everything has an end...only a sausage has two.   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 16, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  In the line of duty   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 23, 2004 7 pictures 0 comments
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  The Wrath of Typhoon Aere   Taipei, Taiwan on Aug 26, 2004 4 pictures 0 comments
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  Workoholics Anonymous   Taipei, Taiwan on Sep 15, 2004 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Surf's Up in DaShi   Taipei, Taiwan on Sep 24, 2004 13 pictures 0 comments
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  The Languages Go Marching 3 x 3, Hurrah, Hurrah!   Taipei, Taiwan on Oct 4, 2004 8 pictures 0 comments
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  On Weather and Weddings   Taipei, Taiwan on Oct 13, 2004 13 pictures 0 comments
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  Natural Disaster Update   Taipei, Taiwan on Oct 27, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Meet Josh   Taizhong, Taiwan on Nov 2, 2004 10 pictures 0 comments
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  Beauty is in the Eye of the Explorer   Taipei/Hualian/Kenting, Taiwan on Nov 23, 2004 24 pictures 0 comments
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  An Unexpected Ending   Taipei, Taiwan on Nov 27, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Giving Thanks...inspired by Christian Rush   Byram, NJ on Nov 30, 2004 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Walking in a Sub-Tropical Wonderland   Taipei, Taiwan on Dec 25, 2004 14 pictures 0 comments
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  Christmas in Hong Kong   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Dec 25, 2004 27 pictures 0 comments
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  New Year's in Taipei   Taipei, Taiwan on Jan 2, 2005 6 pictures 0 comments
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  Crazy About Karaoke   Taipei, Taiwan on Jan 9, 2005 7 pictures 0 comments
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  Messcapades with Mandarin   Taipei, Taiwan on Jan 15, 2005 0 pictures 0 comments
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  "Chinglish" is what happens...   Taipei, Taiwan on Jan 16, 2005 16 pictures 0 comments
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  This is Where I Used to Live   Taipei, Taiwan on Jan 31, 2005 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Happy New Year (again) from Hualien!   Hualien, Taiwan on Feb 10, 2005 23 pictures 0 comments
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  Hangin Around Hong Kong...again   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Feb 15, 2005 20 pictures 0 comments
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  Parting is Such Sweet Sorrow   Taipei, Taiwan on Feb 28, 2005 17 pictures 0 comments
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  Where It's At   Hong Kong, Hong Kong on Mar 2, 2005 1 picture 0 comments
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  In Heaven there is Paradise...   Hangzhou, China on Mar 4, 2005 21 pictures 0 comments
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  East meets West...   Beijing, China on Mar 6, 2005 27 pictures 0 comments
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  Beijing Cont.   Beijing, China on Mar 9, 2005 30 pictures 0 comments
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  Getting Rained On On Green Island   Green Island, Taiwan on Mar 12, 2005 45 pictures 0 comments
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  A Motorcycle Built for Two   Kenting, Tainan, Lukang, Dashi, Taiwan on Mar 25, 2005 23 pictures 0 comments
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  A Motorcycle Built for Two Part II   Tainan/Dashi/Keelung, Taiwan on Mar 29, 2005 27 pictures 0 comments
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  All's Well that Ends Well   Newark, NJ on Apr 2, 2005 15 pictures 0 comments