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Article: We get a sweet taste of the real Taiwan.(The Home Forum)
- Article from:
- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 6, 2002
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Byline: Cornelia M. Wieck
Under a canopy of tangerines, my mother and I discovered Taiwan.
I had just completed my first semester as a full-time English-language teacher at Wesley Girls' High School in Taipei. It had been an overwhelmingly busy term. I had seen nothing of Taiwan aside from the school's campus and glimpses of Taipei street scenes as I dashed to and from Chinese-language classes. What I did see led me to believe Taiwan had little to offer except a McDonald's on every street corner, a tidal wave of motor scooters, and a cacophony of cellphones playing shrill little ditties.
So when I invited my mother to visit during the ...