Taiwan Perspective's Photos

Facade of the cultural house at the top of a hill in Danshui.

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Fountain next to the cultural house in Danshui.

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My roommate shares a look of disbelief. Taken 90 seconds after I tripped while walking up some concrete stairs, dropping her week-old Sony W70 in the process, and leaving a bit of a scratch in the camera's LCD screen. In my defense, the stairs were uneven, but to her credit, she didn't get angry.

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No, they don't sell turds. Located along the riverside boardwalk in Danshui, Taiwan.

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My roommate Kim and my friend CS at the beginning of our short journey through Danshui's Old Street. It was a beautiful morning.

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View of the Danshui River. Bali in the background.

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Shanties and boats along the Danshui River, Taiwan.

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Green guy on Family Mart window. Micro.

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This neon fish can be found outside the fen yuan (粉圓) restaurant near my apartment. The chain is appropriately called Opium Fen Yuan, since its product is addictively delicious. According to the its website, however, the company does not condone the use of drugs.

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Poster outside my local fire station on Roosevelt Road (羅斯福路). I enjoy how death and fire are cowering in the face of Taipei's menacing ambulance and fire engine.

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My eye and my tool. The surroundings are the view from my dentist's chair.

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The tools with which my dentist has inflicted enormous amounts of pain on me.

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Rocks from my dentist's aquarium. Would make a nice texture. Micro.

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Plastic fishies in my dentist's aquarium. I wonder what they chat about.

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A student working hard on her Chinese homework amidst a blanket of (paper) snow.

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Window to my Friday classroom, with students working hard in the background.

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My roommate's class made these cute Christmas trees. Please note that these are Taiwanese children who are roughly eight years of age.

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