Hey y’all~ First timer here in Forumosa.
I’m Wesley, 19, and from Brazil… and I intend to study Mandarin in Taiwan by the end of this year.
I’ve recently found this forum and read a couple of threads hoping it would give me a better insight of what I’m going to find when I land in the Island. It was helpful indeed, but I got the impression the topics were generally aimed at people who’s moving for a long-term experience in Taiwan, which is not my case (at least not by now). So I hope you can help me with my question…
Please, before it all just bear in mind that life in Brazil is different from life in North America or Europe (there might be things that you are really used to and I’ve never heard of, and vice-versa)… and also that I’ve never left my country before.
In Brazil, nearly 0 landlords accept to rent the place for less than a year… Also, international students are not supposed to rent a place to live (neither for short or long-term stay -Landlords doesn’t accept a student visa), so they have to look for hostels or a friend’s house. In Taiwan, would it be possible to a student rent a (fully furnished) place for just 3 months (the duration of the Mandarin courses for one term) or do I have to find hostels? Is there any hostel for students only? I’ve heard that hostels in Taiwan are expensive and they’re not in very good condition and full of foreigners that hate living in Taiwan (seriously?)… is it true?