With Teacher Matt from Taichung on the line as our guest, we reflect on five things you might notice when you get to Taiwan when you first move here.

In this overly personal episode, Teacher Joseph talks a lot about his past and how he ended up moving to Taiwan as an English teacher, and ended up staying. Pardon the long tangents. (sorry for the late upload)

This week on the Dear Taiwan Podcast we talk about the traditions surrounding Ghost Month and "Zhongyuan" Festival, from tables of offerings to wandering spirits set up in front of houses, to the temple parades of Keelung City.

We continue our map tour and discuss (rather excitedly) three central counties: Changhua, Yunlin, and Nantou. From coastal sprawl and historic towns to hillside farms and the highest road in East Asia, this part of the country has some impressive spots!

Continuing our map tour to discuss hilly Miaoli County and bustling Taichung City: urban clusters, charming coasts, Japanese influence, and high mountains.

On this episode, the first in a ten-part series, we take an in-depth map tour of Taiwan starting with Taoyuan and Hsinchu in the north of the country, learning about the many intricacies of these two places, from coast, cities, hills, to high mountains.

Introducing the Dear Taiwan Podcast!!! Teacher Joseph here, and I'm looking forward to talking about life, work, and travel across the beautiful country of Taiwan, from big discussions about geography to small observations about cultural norms, and everything in between.