Given how densely-packed and jumbled up Taipei can be, it's surprisingly easy to find things. That's because every building has a placard with its address, and the addresses follow this logic: There is a grid of boulevards (called roads), most of which intersect at right angles. Between the boulevards are streets. Smaller roads off the boulevards and streets are called lanes, … [Read more...] about Way-finding in Taipei
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Taipei Has a Green Thumb
My friends were asking me whether there's green space in Taipei. Yes, my friends, yes there is. This is the most lush, fecund, over the top plant-friendly place I've ever been. Stuff grows like crazy, and you know that makes me nuts because I'm the world's worst gardener. Here are some photos I took on my walk to work. Nothing special -- just typical sights around Taipei. … [Read more...] about Taipei Has a Green Thumb
Oslo Freedom Forum
On Friday I spent a fascinating day at the Oslo Freedom Forum in Taipei. It was standing room only when I arrived at the ballroom in the Grand Hyatt a few minutes after 10 am. It was a beautiful day -- and a holiday (Mid-Autumn Festival) -- but hundreds of mostly young Taiwanese were settling in for a full day of speeches. Most of the speakers were young, too, and all are … [Read more...] about Oslo Freedom Forum
Celebrating Mid-Autumn/Moon Festival
My neighborhood took on a familiar smell on September 13, as folks fired up their hibachis and grilled meat under the moon. Admittedly, it's not easy to actually see the moon in this tightly-packed warren of narrow lanes and tall buildings, but the grills, the coolers, the lawn chairs set up in a circle around the grill took me right back to South Street. Charlotte Neal's fire … [Read more...] about Celebrating Mid-Autumn/Moon Festival
Shelley Rigger(任雪麗)教授誠徵兼職研究助理數名
(I'm looking for research assistants -- this is the job description) 傅爾布萊特(Fulbright)訪問學者任雪麗Shelley Rigger教授目前在台灣大學政治系擔任訪問學者到2020年1月中旬，誠徵數名兼任研究助理來協助進行研究計劃。 … [Read more...] about Shelley Rigger(任雪麗)教授誠徵兼職研究助理數名
