The Taiwan lantern festival is an annual celebration that occurs in Taiwan to mark a very special time in Taiwanese culture. While living in Taiwan, we have not been able to experience the joy of the lantern festival due to timing; I was pregnant in Ecuador for the 2016 lantern festival, just a few months [...]
There's always so many things to do in Taiwan, which is one of the reasons why we decided to relocate and live here. Whenever we get a chance, we like to explore the country and any events or activities that are currently running. On the 30th of January during the Chinese New Year 6 day [...]
2016 was a big year for the both of us, filled with so many memorable moments. Just thinking about 2016 makes me tear up. Maybe I'm just more emotional but looking back on the best of 2016, it's been an incredible year with a clear focus on family and travel. It feels like time went [...]
Now that we had settled back into Taiwan, we had the opportunity to attend a few events happening in the area. One of them was the Dragon Boat Festival held every year in Taiwan. The Dragon Boat Festival happens on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month and this year it landed on the [...]
Today I turned 30 and I begin to reflect on the lessons learned in my 20s. I’m actually the first out of my friends (because I was often the oldest in my grade growing up). Many friends who are still in their late 20s are worried about turning 30. How do I feel today? Overall, [...]
Once we hit 7 weeks pregnant, our first step was to figure out what kind of health care we wanted for our baby and during our pregnancy. We knew that we wanted to do our first ultrasound and appointment at 8 weeks pregnant so we wanted to take the time to research and discuss our [...]
Safe travels overseas can be fun and meaningful, but you need to be wary of any safety, security and crime-related risks in the country that you are visiting. I know that talking about this is sometimes a bummer, and it can kill or change your plans for a certain destination. Nevertheless, I personally feel that [...]
Fufu and I have fond and unique memories living the country life in the small, rural town of Wee Waa in New South Wales, Australia. It is a little agricultural town, known as the Cotton Capital of Australia, since cotton is such a major industry there. I say that it’s small because only about 2000 [...]
When we got engaged, it was one of the biggest moments of our lives. We wanted to celebrate the milestone in our relationship, embrace the love we felt and capture it all by taking engagement photos we could cherish forever. Following our engagement in Sydney Australia, we moved to Santiago Chile in March 2014 for [...]
As I write this, the Zika Virus is spreading across the Americas, particularly in Latin America where Fufu and I currently live. For the past few months, we’ve been living in Ecuador, a Spanish-speaking country in South America. If you are currently a tourist, expat or you’re planning to travel abroad soon, be wary about [...]