Life as an Expat in Taiwan - How is it Different from China?

I had an amazing experience living in Taiwan from 2010 to 2013 working and then studying my masters there.  Wish I stayed instead of going to China for the most part. Here's the table of contents below.

0:00 Intro
1:41 Living in Kunming China before Taiwan
2:26 Why I was interested in Taiwan
3:04 History of Taiwan
6:28 Taiwan kept its traditional Chinese Culture
7:59 Where to live?  I ended up in Suburbs of Taipei - Xinzhuang
9:02 Never have expectations - Much different then China
10:04 Hosting trips and parties
11:34 Learning about Grad School programs I attended
12:24 Moving near Dapinglin near Gongguan
12:54 Many great bike routes around Taipei
13:08 Danshui area and boat rides
13:26 Wulai - One of my favorites
13:50 Xindian area is also nice
14:11 Other cool bike routes
14:23 - You can bring bike on metro and train
15:11 - Shifen waterfall and lantern town
15:28 Night markets
15:56 Beetle nut
16:40 East Coast of Taiwan is amazing - About beaches
17:34 Dulan - A nice east coast town
17:51 Surfing and scuba areas
18:25 Taroko Gorge
18:54 East coast and Rift Valley and river tracing
19:13 Kending - Most southern part of Taiwan
19:30 Spring scream in Taiwan - Music Festival
20:01 About Kaohsiung - 3rd biggest city
20:23 Taipei is city of Rain
20:51 Tainan - First city in Taiwan
21:04 Taichung
21:17 The west coast is one big city
21:41 The mountains of Taiwan are epic
22:19 You should bike, motorcycle or scooter your way around Taiwan
22:43 Taiwan is Great for Cycling
23:30 Scholarships are great in Taiwan
23:38 - The uni I attended - National Chengchi University
25:44 - The differences between China and Taiwan
25:50 Taiwan has freedom of speech
26:48 The food is better where?
27:58 Who is more open minded?
29:06 Best exploring?
29:48 Best job opportunities?
31:19 Best place for entertainment?
32:25 Where is more expensive?
33:11 Where did I feel more at home?
34:30 Where is more crowded? About motorcycles and scooter use
36:36 What's more safe?
37:48 Where is more quiet?  But can be a party pooper
39:18 Where is more friendly?
40:16 When is Taiwan going back to China?
40:56 Check out Taiwan before its too late!
41:15 Reflections - Should I have stayed?
41:37 Where is better for business and residency visas?
42:50 Conclusion

I left China in June 2022, so I'm not doing tours there for now. I moved to Denver and will do tours in Colorado in the meantime. I have more info here:

www.amazingadventuresworld.com.  

You can contact me (Jeremy) at [email protected] or visit bikewestchina.com for more information about my China trips. Or you can add me on wechat at wildwestchina. Cheers.

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