Resources: Living on the East Coast (Taidong, Hualian, or Yilan)

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Living in Taidong

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Fair Deal in Taidong?

Fair Deal in Taitung?

My girlfriend and I have just been hired by a recently opened Cram school in Taitung. The situation is unique because one of the partners is an old friend of mine. My girlfriend has some previous experience teaching english, while I have none, and neither of us are TEFL certified. They are offering us 400ntd/hour, minimum, our first 3 months, but are only able to provide 5 hours a week each this first month, and 9 hours next month (july). We’re obviously in a bit of a wait and see situation,…

Affordable housing in Taitung?

Affordable housing in Taitung?

I am really fed up with the whole housing situation in taipei county. Too many sellers pushing for as much dough as possible for their 20 ping shack. My wife came up with a fantastic idea yesterday, let’s move to Taitung. Why Taitung? Well I guess thats what I want to find out. She has always liked Taitung county and city and I am desperate to get out of the city and to be honest the further the better. We have a kid on the way too so really want kiddo to grow up with a garden or at least a s…

Bombing the God of War

Bombing the God of War

To mark the end of the lunar new year in Taitung, the locals have a ceremony whereby they blast the God of War with firecrackers. The hope is that by warming his spirit it will bring good luck to the town. I shot this video when I was there for the festival. It is nothing short of insane. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_OvlNfRX58

Websites

Online Classifieds
yilan-hualien-taitung.kijiji.com.tw/

Highway 11 Magazine’s New Website
highway11.net/index.php/en

Map and list with phone numbers of hospitals
google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&q= … C%E7%B4%A2

List of Hotspring Websites:
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