What's up in Taiwan

Filed Under: Expat.Download this interview!It’s Chinese New Year again! And here is Terry Hornsby to help you celebrate this important holiday for the second time. We shameless present the prequel of “Kung Hsi Fa Tsai” (May prosperity be with you) to you, also a very special announcement…Rate Episode #064:***** **** *** ** *   

Filed Under: Video Game, Women, Learning Chinese.Download this interview!“Male Bonding” is the topic of this week, and it could exist no matter what country or culture you’re from. Travis and Vega have been friends for years, and they are honestly two of the nicest guys to hang out with, very well mannered and incredibly easy going. Just when you think that there is too much testosterone when two guys are running this podcast, it gets worst in this interview.Rate Episode #063:***** **** *** ** *   

Filed Under: Central Taiwan, Girls Talk.Download this interview!Many of the foreigners in Taiwan prefer to stay in the big cities when they visit Taiwan, but there are exceptions. Catherine is a young lady from Florida; she actually asked the school she works for to send her to somewhere remote in Taiwan, brave girl. Her meeting with her Taiwanese friend Miranda was like destiny, they became real close friends and taught English and shared their lives together. Catherine will leave the island very soon and move on to her next destination, but we are sure that their friendship will not fade no matter where their futures might take them.Rate Episode #062:***** **** *** ** *   

Filed Under: Sailing, Learning English.Download this interview!Like many of our loyal listeners, Feelin has set up a link in her personal blog to our podcast. We tracked back as always and noticed that she has a great spirit for adventure. Feelin enjoys sailing with her foreigner friend Chris, who introduced her to the sport. We wanted to interview Chris immediately and thought this would be a great chance to talk about friendships between locals with our guests to the island. After the interview, we truly understood why certain things between people have absolutely no boundaries.Rate Episode #061:***** **** *** ** *   

Filed Under: Metrosexual, Shopping Spots for Men.Download this interview!Here is the second half of our interview with David, along with some links that he has sent us. Both of them are interviews he did with Taipei Times (a local English Newspaper). Check them out if you are interested.A mind for brain researchLocal brews go head-to-headDavid has also done a television commercial for a Taiwanese car rental company, he has sent the file to us as well. Due to the enormous size of it, we have selected an image for your viewing pleasure. Some people have expressed to us that David shows some resemblance to actor Mel Gibson, he's a good looking guys in our book regardless what or who he looks like. Rate Episode #060:***** **** *** ** *   本週繼續是David訪問的後半段，David還寄給我們一些連結，是他接受Taipei Times的訪問，有興趣的朋友可以前往。David曾經拍攝過租車公司的廣告片，他也將影片檔案寄給我們，但是因為檔案過大，我們僅擷取畫面供網友欣賞，私下有些朋友表示，David有點像Mel Gibson，當然是善意說他很帥啦！

Filed Under: Brain Research, Diving and Surfing.Download this interview!David is originally from Denmark and has been working and living in Taiwan for the last 5 years. He accepted our invitation and arranged a lovely little tour of his operations in the hospital. We had the privilege of examining equipments that are worth millions and millions, and after his introductions, we were thrilled to find the advancements of brain research here on our island. Most of the people of Taiwan are probably not aware that we are rank very high on the charts globally in this area.David's leisure activities are diving and parties. Looking good is also very important for our well-groomed guest this week. We are very happy and fortunate to meet such stylish and outgoing new friend. Rate Episode #059:***** **** *** ** *   David來自丹麥，在台灣工作已經五年。他答應接受我們的訪問，並在訪問當天安排了一個小行程，讓我們參觀他工作的醫院和設備，並介紹價值數百萬美元的醫療儀器。在他的解說下，我們很驚訝的發現，台灣的腦部手術與研究，在世界上名列前茅，顯然台灣還有許多不為人知的面向等待被發掘。David的休閒生活是潛水和派對，並且非常重視穿著與打扮，對他來說，這是品味與禮儀，我們很高興認識這位優雅好客

Filed Under: How to Promo Taiwan.Download this interview!This week’s episode is a continuation of our interview with Elias. It is quite a thrilling experience talking with an enthusiastic entrepreneur, and Elisa shared his thoughts about Taiwan without holding anything back. Especially when he spoke about promoting Taiwan to the foreigners from all over the world, also helping the foreigners adapt, especially those whom have made Taiwan their new residency. There is a lot of space for improvements when it comes to our government and he would encourage the foreign friends here to participate so their opinions and feelings can be regarded seriously and taken care of effectively, another main objective for our show ever since we started a year ago. We would like our listeners out there to help us promote “What’s up in Taiwan”, so more people can be heard through our program. We also welcome any letters of comments and suggestions as well as voice mail, so we can always be bettering this little podcast.Rate

Filed Under: Enspyre, Business.Download this interview!Elias Ek is originally from Sweden, he has traveled and resided in many countries such as the US and Japan, that is until he met his Taiwanese wife and moved here. The Taiwanese entrepreneurial spirit went very well with Elias personality; he generated a passion for new businesses and ideas. He felt that starting a personal business is rarely welcomed and encouraged as much in his mother country. Elias and his wife founded “Enspyre” 4 years ago. His wife passed away from a sudden heart attack on the way of meeting a client a little while back. Still, Elias didn’t pack up and leave this island; he is still working very hard on this project that he and his darling wife started. We hope the very best of things for Elias and “Enspyre” in this New Year!Rate Episode #057:***** **** *** ** *   尹克勤先生來自瑞典，很年輕就旅局美國、日本，直到認識了他的台灣妻子，便來台定居。台灣人對於做生意和創業的熱情使得尹克勤住在台灣如魚得水，他非常熱衷創業和想新點子，但是在他的家鄉瑞典，“自己創業”是很少能得到熱烈回應的。四年前他與妻子成立了“安石行動商務中心”，不久在一次客戶拜訪，他的愛妻竟心臟病發過世

Filed Under: Travel Recommendation.Download this interview!The show for this week is a special report of Orchid Island(A.K.A. Lanyu), Father Barry was gracious enough to share his memory of the island with us. He thinks of the island as the most beautiful spot on the planet. Around 35 years ago, Father Barry serviced on the island for a year and fell in love with the location. He wrote the book "Song of Orchid Island" as a tribute.We would also like to pay our tribute to Lanyu. If you have photos of the island, please sent them to us and make this special report that much more. Sent them to whatsupintaiwan@gmail.com(Picture of Fr. Barry and the children in Orchid Island way back when)Buy "Song of Orchid Island"Amazon.com or Taubooks TaiwanRate Episode #056:***** **** *** ** *   本週節目是蘭嶼的特別報導，丁松青神父特別分享他的蘭嶼印象。這個小小的島嶼是丁神父認為全世界最美麗的地方。將近35年前，丁神父在這裡服務過一年，因為實在太喜愛這個地方了，他還為蘭嶼寫了一本書："Song of Orchid Island"。我們也希望喜愛蘭嶼，有相關照片的聽眾朋友，可以將照片提供給我們，讓這篇貼文的內容更加充實，來信請寄whatsupintaiwan@gmail.com

Filed Under: Christmas, Chingchuan, Aborigines.Download this interview!It’s Christmas time again; this is the second Christmas since we started this podcast. What can we say? Time flies when you’re having fun! Last year, we had Father Jerry on our show for Christmas, and it was truly the greatest Christmas gift, also the 1st time we felt that we were on the right track.Father Jerry mentioned his brother Barry on the show and we had decided that for this year, we’ll have Father Barry celebrating Christmas with us. Little did we know that it took over 2 hours of driving into the mountain of Ju-Don to meet him in person, and worth every second, not to mention the beautiful scenery along the way. We got to interview Father Barry Martinson S. J., both Martinson brothers have dedicated their lives to servicing Taiwan for over 35 years, Thank you both so very much and Merry Christmas!We couldn't stay for lunch with Father Barry, this is the persimmon he gave us for our trip. One of the many delicious fruits of Taiwa

Filed Under: Learning Chinese, Lu-Wei, Matzu.Download this interview!Tony Masalonis if from The U.S. and currently working in Taiwan as an aviation safety consultant. He is very serious about studying Chinese during his leisure hours and gave us a very detailed explanation of his Chinese name during the interview. He enjoys Taiwan very much and shared his love for lu-wei ( a Taiwanese dish with meat or fowl stewed with soy sauce and strained before serving) and the Kinmen and Matsu Islands.This interview was conducted in terminal 2 of Song-Shan Airport, a place where even many locals are unaware of its existence. Mr. Masalonis gave us a brief introduction of the history and background of the building.Tony(his web site) also writes as a hobby. The following is a sample of his work which he tries to capture the harmony of nature and urban intenseness that is Taipei and Taiwan."The Wind partners with streetlights to light green leaves into sparkle.But the bus’s bright green numbers outshine it all.Despite a high

Filed Under: Henry.Download this interview!Happy Birthday "What's up in Taiwan"!Rate Episode #052:***** **** *** ** *   節目做滿一週年。

Filed Under: Lawyer, The Art of War, Scuba Diving.Download this interview!Rebecca is originally from London; currently the legal representative of a Japanese company that is distributing parts to the new Taiwan High Speed Rail, which is being constructed right now. She has been living in Taipei for 2 years; her status is single and unable to speak much Chinese. This is how she introduced herself in her e-mail to us after agreeing to do the interview. We were really anxious to meet her in person.Rebecca is extremely ambitious about her career; she accepted this job due to the uprising of China. She wanted to better her understandings of eastern and western law through this experience. She shared many of her observations during the interview.Scuba diving at Green Island is the event that Rebecca enjoys doing at the moment. She also recommended Jioufen as the starting point for understanding the traditional scenery of Taiwan.Rate Episode #050:***** **** *** ** *   Rebecca來自倫敦，受雇於日本公司，是負責台灣高鐵興

Filed Under: Differences, Tourism for Our Friends.Download this interview!This week is the second part of our interview with Jamali and Jeana, we asked the lovely couple to introduce their beautiful island. Jamali sent us some special music that we will be playing in the background, see if you can feel the vibes of the Caribbean.Link to Raffles Resort Canouan Island.PS, This interview was held on a windy afternoon, the sound quality was barely managable. We appologize to those whe actually cares (/K0?.Rate Episode #049:***** **** *** ** *   本週繼續是Jamali與Jeana訪問的第二部份，我們也讓這對來自遠方的朋友介紹一下他們的國家。Jamali特別Email了一些他們的音樂給我，在節目中當做背景播出，讓大家感受一下加勒比海的情調。（訪問當天風大，導致音質不甚理想，請多包含。）

Filed Under: First Impression, Eslite Bookstore, Earthquake.Download this interview!Jeana came to Taiwan 2 years ago to attend undergraduate school. In order for her boyfriend Jamali to learn more about Taiwan, she started researching for information about Taiwan over the internet. In Jamali's opinion, his favorite program which can really give you a real honest image of the island is the one you are listening to now.A little over a month ago, Jamali came to Taiwan as well. He contacted us by e-mail and accepted our invitation for an interview. He is also the first guest we have had from the Caribbean.Taiwan only has diplomatic relations with 24 countries in the world; St. Vincent is one of them. October 27th marked the 27th birthday of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.Rate Episode #048:***** **** *** ** *   Jeana兩年前來台灣念大學，她從事影像工作的男朋友 Jamali 為了能多認識台灣，便在網路上找一些相關資訊與介紹。其中他最喜歡，並且最能感受台灣真實面貌的，就是你現在收聽的節目。一個多月前，Jamali也來到台灣。他用Email與我們連絡，同時接受我們的訪問。這是我們第一次訪問到來自加勒比海的朋友。台灣目前擁有24個邦交國，聖文森是其中一個。10月27日，聖文森暨格

Filed Under: Family Issues, Senior Friendly.Download this interview!One of our listeners, a student at Yang Ming University invited Henry to be a judge in the Toastmaster English Speech Competition. There, we met Linda who was one of the other judges and asked her to be in our show.Linda has been in Taiwan for 25 years now, volunteering for many non-profit organizations. Currently, she works in The Garden of Hope Foundation which is working to end sexual abuse and domestic violence. We did the interview in her house, the same place that housed the many abused girls she helped to rescue.We pay our respects to Linda for her devotion to Taiwan.Rate Episode #047:***** **** *** ** *   Henry因為主持What's up in Taiwan，受到節目的聽眾、陽明大學學生Tom的邀請，擔任Toastmaster英語演講比賽的評審，當天我們認識了也是評審之一的Linda，經過邀約，她答應接受我們的訪問。Linda來台已經25年，從事過各種社會服務工作，目前在勵馨社會福利事業基金會擔任義工，訪問在她家裡進行，同時也是她收容不幸少女的中途之家。我們向Linda對台灣的奉獻致敬。

Filed Under: Love Story, Sababa Pita, Neon.Download this interview!Tomer(front) is originally from Israel, worked as a chef in New York and fell in love with his current wife Jun(back) from Malaysia during their time there. After a trip together in Asia, Tomer returned to New York while Jun went and visited her relatives back home. When Jun attempted to return to New York to meet with Tomer, her visa was denied by the U.S. customs. Also because of Tomer's nationality, he is unable to enter Malaysia. Due to all of these unpredicted elements, they decided to meet in Taiwan.This meant that they had to start everything from scratch, and brand new way of life had to emerge. They supported each other faithfully, and after 5 years of hard work and adjusting to the lifestyles In Taiwan, Tomer is now a co-owner of Sababa Pita Bar, and formed the rock band "Neon" with his wife Jun as the lead singer. They are also the proud parents of their beautiful baby girl named Mika.Neon's first album will be released by January 2

Filed Under: Self-evaluation.Download this episode!Double 10th Day is our nation's birthday, happy birthday to everyone.Music "Meeting Spring Wind" performed by Miss Cincin LeePhoto by Jesús Sandoval"望春風" 製作、編曲、演奏：李欣芸照片拍攝：Jesús Sandoval