Topics covered:
- How Edouard recovered enough from his scooter accident to be able to walk
- How Edouard’s accident happened three days before his visa for Taiwan expired
- The approach that hospitals in Taiwan take with pain management
- As a result of overstaying his visa Edouard had to leave Taiwan for a year
- How Edouard has been able to go from not being able to stand for more than a few minutes to being able to walk and hike
- Edouard’s physical therapist in Taipei JJ. Physio
- How Edouard had to advocate for himself to get physical therapy
- As a result of Edouard’s accident he lost his company, money, health, and relationship
- How it took eight years for Edouard to walk again and how he got through it
- How it was important for Edouard to feel a sense of normalcy as he was dealing with his injury and recovering
- How he dealt with the way that people treated him at various stages of his recovery
- How Edouard has been open trying all different types of treatments
- The lessons that Edouard has learned throughout this journey to recover from his accident
- The importance of connecting with support groups or people who have had similar experiences
- Edouard’s advice to others who have visa issues in Taiwan
- How Edouard ended up playing the role of Tiger man for Mazu’s birthday
- Taiwan’s dense religious practices
- The Mazu festival in Beigang (北港) attracts 200,000 people
- The Mazu festival in Dajia (大甲) attracts 2 million people
- The Wanjin (aka Wanchin) Catholic Basilica in Pingtung, Taiwan
- Obscure religious festivals in Taiwan
- Edouard has posted videos of Mazu birthday festivities on Facebook
- How Edouard has been involved with the Mazu birthday festivities in Beigang for 14 years
- Edouard’s recommendations for people interested in attending religious festivals in Taiwan
- Being a tourist in your own country and constantly discovering things about the place you live
- The Taiwan Gods website