If you know me, Margaret that is, you know that I'm not big into magnets or t-shirts that say "My boyfriend went to Taiwan, and all I got was a t-shirt." Those aren't my type of souveniers. I really like things that are unique and special to that area. Well, Kenny chose the perfect souvenier for me. Kenny, his mom, and his sister went to a jeweler in Chiayi City that specializes in jade. Apparently, they shopped for quite some time! He made his sister, Cora, ...

This is truly a strange place for a family vacation (though its always alot of fun to watch your American parents struggle through Asia), but in this humble city of Chiayi, your faithful blogger has finally reunited with his family after close to a year! Not much has changed in the Megan family, except for my father's newfound celebrity status among Taiwanese concert band aficionados. While our parents have been rubbing elbows with the Chiayi elite, my brother,...

Hello world, this is Kenny speaking. I arrived in the Taipei airport at around 11 oclock am, and easily caught the hour bus into the city. I found my hostel without any problems. It was located right near a bustling market, and the whole area reminded me alot of Vietnam. I ate a quick lunch before embarking on my mission: to find and eat snake. The "snake market" was easy to find, and was located near an ornate temple in what seemed like a sleazy part ...