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place25

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New Zealander looking for information about Taiwan

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New Zealander

Lives in Auckland

Registration: 24 August 2011

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place25 replied to a thread
13 years ago
KatrinaI

Homesick in Taiwan by KatrinaI

Hi, I'm Katrina. I have recently moved here from Canada, Alberta and am unbearably homesick. I came here to teach english - that of which I have my doubts in an ability to do so. And I'm not clicking with anyone at all! Can anyone help me? Katrina

place25

thank you Ron - we are getting lots of reassurance about living and working in Taiwan :) I think all there is left now is for us to take the plunge ourselves!!! Thanks once again, please keep in touch :) regards Kevin and Sharon Read More

place25 replied to a thread
13 years ago
KatrinaI

Homesick in Taiwan by KatrinaI

Hi, I'm Katrina. I have recently moved here from Canada, Alberta and am unbearably homesick. I came here to teach english - that of which I have my doubts in an ability to do so. And I'm not clicking with anyone at all! Can anyone help me? Katrina

place25

my wife and I are considering coming to Taiwan for a holiday and if we both like it we will probably try find work here - my wife is very anxious about being lonely there too as she doesnt speak any mandarin - we are hoping to get to know some ... Read More

place25 replied to a thread
13 years ago
mountainman

difficulty of finding friends by mountainman

this is a generic commiseration with the others finding it difficult to meet new friends, I am 42, I have lived in Canada now a majority of my life, and I still find Canadian friends virtually impossible! Truly strange. I usually spend time with ...

place25

thanks for that - i certainly hope she will! I think once we have checked out the scene in Taipei and she realises that there are many English speaking people working in Taipei she might find it easier! Read More

place25 replied to a thread
13 years ago
mountainman

difficulty of finding friends by mountainman

this is a generic commiseration with the others finding it difficult to meet new friends, I am 42, I have lived in Canada now a majority of my life, and I still find Canadian friends virtually impossible! Truly strange. I usually spend time with ...

place25

my wife and I are currently in New Zealand and considering the move to Taiwan...my wife especially is very anxious about the difficult in making friends without being able to speak Mandarin... Read More