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A weekly podcast, letting you know the ups and downs of Taiwan through fellow travelers, learn about this wonderful island from their experiences.

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I've discovered “Podcast” over the internet around July 2005, and soon become a regular listener to Daily Source Code, podcast411, 5 Minutes with Wichita, Digital Flotsam, Catholic Insider... and I started observing its development ever since.One day I watched a foreigner being interviewed by a television news reporter while exiting customs in CKS Airport; she said she couldn’t find any tourism information about Taiwan in all of the traveling agencies in her country. That’s when I came ...

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[ Mon, 12 Mar 2007 05:17:18 -0500 ]

WuiT #064: Terry Hornsby (prequel)

Filed Under: Expat.Download this interview!It’s Chinese New Year again! And here isTerry Hornsbyto help you celebrate this important holiday for the second time. We shameless present the prequel of “Kung Hsi Fa Tsai” (May prosperity be with you) to you, also a very special announcement…Rate Episode #064:*************** ...

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[ Mon, 19 Feb 2007 09:20:44 -0600 ]

WuiT #063: Travis&Vega

Filed Under: Video Game, Women, Learning Chinese.Download this interview!“Male Bonding” is the topic of this week, and it could exist no matter what country or culture you’re from. Travis and Vega have been friends for years, and they are honestly two of the nicest guys to hang out with, very well mannered and incredibly easy going. Just when you think that there is too much testosterone when two guys are running this podcast, it gets worst in this interview.Rate Episode #063:*************...

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[ Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:27 -0600 ]

WuiT #062: Catherine & Miranda

Filed Under: Central Taiwan, Girls Talk.Download this interview!Many of the foreigners in Taiwan prefer to stay in the big cities when they visit Taiwan, but there are exceptions. Catherine is a young lady from Florida; she actually asked the school she works for to send her to somewhere remote in Taiwan, brave girl. Her meeting with her Taiwanese friend Miranda was like destiny, they became real close friends and taught English and shared their lives together. Catherine will leave the island ve...

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[ Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:38:40 -0600 ]

WuiT #061: Chris & Feelin

Filed Under: Sailing, Learning English.Download this interview!Like many of our loyal listeners, Feelin has set up a link in her personal blog to our podcast. We tracked back as always and noticed that she has a great spirit for adventure. Feelin enjoys sailing with her foreigner friend Chris, who introduced her to the sport. We wanted to interview Chris immediately and thought this would be a great chance to talk about friendships between locals with our guests to the island. After the intervie...

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[ Mon, 29 Jan 2007 23:23:10 -0600 ]

WuiT #060: David M. Niddam (part 2)

Filed Under: Metrosexual, Shopping Spots for Men.Download this interview!Here is the second half of our interview with David, along with some links that he has sent us. Both of them are interviews he did with Taipei Times (a local English Newspaper). Check them out if you are interested.A mind for brain researchLocal brews go head-to-headDavid has also done a television commercial for a Taiwanese car rental company, he has sent the file to us as well. Due to the enormous size of it, we have sele...

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[ Mon, 22 Jan 2007 18:16:40 -0600 ]

WuiT #059: David M. Niddam (part 1)

Filed Under: Brain Research, Diving and Surfing.Download this interview!David is originally from Denmark and has been working and living in Taiwan for the last 5 years. He accepted our invitation and arranged a lovely little tour of his operations in the hospital. We had the privilege of examining equipments that are worth millions and millions, and after his introductions, we were thrilled to find the advancements of brain research here on our island. Most of the people of Taiwan are probably n...

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[ Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:50:22 -0600 ]

WuiT #058: Elias Ek (part 2)

Filed Under: How to Promo Taiwan.Download this interview!This week’s episode is a continuation of our interview with Elias. It is quite a thrilling experience talking with an enthusiastic entrepreneur, and Elisa shared his thoughts about Taiwan without holding anything back. Especially when he spoke about promoting Taiwan to the foreigners from all over the world, also helping the foreigners adapt, especially those whom have made Taiwan their new residency. There is a lot of space for improvem...

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[ Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:37:30 -0600 ]

WuiT #057: Elias Ek (part 1)

Filed Under: Enspyre, Business.Download this interview!Elias Ek is originally from Sweden, he has traveled and resided in many countries such as the US and Japan, that is until he met his Taiwanese wife and moved here. The Taiwanese entrepreneurial spirit went very well with Elias personality; he generated a passion for new businesses and ideas. He felt that starting a personal business is rarely welcomed and encouraged as much in his mother country. Elias and his wife founded “Enspyre” 4 ye...

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[ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:20:25 -0600 ]

WuiT #056: Orchid Island

Filed Under: Travel Recommendation.Download this interview!The show for this week is a special report of Orchid Island(A.K.A. Lanyu), Father Barry was gracious enough to share his memory of the island with us. He thinks of the island as the most beautiful spot on the planet. Around 35 years ago, Father Barry serviced on the island for a year and fell in love with the location. He wrote the book "Song of Orchid Island" as a tribute.We would also like to pay our tribute to Lanyu. If you have photo...

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[ Mon, 01 Jan 2007 03:21:45 -0600 ]

WuiT #047: Linda Hinderer

Filed Under: Family Issues, Senior Friendly.Download this interview!One of our listeners, a student at Yang Ming University invited Henry to be a judge in the Toastmaster English Speech Competition. There, we met Linda who was one of the other judges and asked her to be in our show.Linda has been in Taiwan for 25 years now, volunteering for many non-profit organizations. Currently, she works in The Garden of Hope Foundation which is working to end sexual abuse and domestic violence. We did the i...

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[ Tue, 26 Dec 2006 22:56:39 -0600 ]

WuiT #054: Tony Masalonis

Filed Under: Learning Chinese, Lu-Wei, Matzu.Download this interview!Tony Masalonis if from The U.S. and currently working in Taiwan as an aviation safety consultant. He is very serious about studying Chinese during his leisure hours and gave us a very detailed explanation of his Chinese name during the interview. He enjoys Taiwan very much and shared his love for lu-wei ( a Taiwanese dish with meat or fowl stewed with soy sauce and strained before serving) and the Kinmen and Matsu Islands.This ...

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[ Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:57:39 -0600 ]

WuiT #053: Robin Erik Ruizendaal

Filed Under: Puppet Theatre, Museum.Download this interview!Robin Erik Ruizendaal is the Administrator of the Lin Liu-Hsin Puppet Theatre Museum; he has been living in Taiwan for the last 13 years. Dr. Ruizendaal earned a Ph.D. in Chinese studies from Leiden University in the Netherlands over 20 years ago, and he has been doing research on puppet theaters ever since, including extensive fieldwork in China and South-East Asia. He is also the Administrator as well as the Artistic Director of the T...

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[ Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:57:31 -0600 ]

WuiT #046: Tomer Feldman

Filed Under: Love Story, Sababa Pita, Neon.Download this interview!Tomer(front) is originally from Israel, worked as a chef in New York and fell in love with his current wifeJun(back) from Malaysia during their time there. After a trip together in Asia, Tomer returned to New York while Jun went and visited her relatives back home. When Jun attempted to return to New York to meet with Tomer, her visa was denied by the U.S. customs. Also because of Tomer's nationality, he is unable to enter Malays...

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[ Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:56:23 -0600 ]

WuiT #055: Fr. Barry Martinson S. J.

Filed Under: Christmas, Chingchuan, Aborigines.Download this interview!It’s Christmas time again; this is the second Christmas since we started this podcast. What can we say? Time flies when you’re having fun! Last year, we had Father Jerry on our show for Christmas, and it was truly the greatest Christmas gift, also the 1st time we felt that we were on the right track.Father Jerry mentioned his brother Barry on the show and we had decided that for this year, we’ll have Father Barry celebr...

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[ Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:25:39 -0600 ]

WuiT #052: One-Year Anniversary

Origin: Taiwan.Filed Under: Henry. Download this interview!Happy Birthday "What's up in Taiwan"!Rate Episode #052:***** **** *** ** * ...

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[ Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:55:00 -0600 ]

WuiT #051: Rebecca Redhead (part 2)

Origin: U.K.Filed Under: Women in the Workplace, Approaching Western Women.Download this interview!We are unmasking the lovely Rebecca out of her scuba gear this week, and sharing her with the rest of the world. She doesn’t denied the fact of being a feminist, also stated that she would much rather be developing her business career rather than cooking in the kitchen. She believes that everyone has their special field of expertise, nobody should be limited the traditional portrayal by the socie...

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[ Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:00:00 -0600 ]

WuiT #050: Rebecca Redhead (part 1)

Origin: U.K.File Under: Lawyer, The Art of War, Scuba Diving. Download this interview!Rebecca is originally from London; currently the legal representative of a Japanese company that is distributing parts to the new Taiwan High Speed Rail, which is being constructed right now. She has been living in Taipei for 2 years; her status is single and unable to speak much Chinese. This is how she introduced herself in her e-mail to us after agreeing to do the interview. We were really anxious to meet h...

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[ Mon, 13 Nov 2006 01:00:00 -0600 ]

WuiT #049: Jamali Jack & Jeana Noel (part 2)

Origin: St. Vincent and the Grenadines.File Under: Differences, Tourism for Our Friends. Download this interview!This week is the second part of our interview with Jamali and Jeana, we asked the lovely couple to introduce their beautiful island. Jamali sent us some special music that we will be playing in the background, see if you can feel the vibes of the Caribbean.Link to Raffles Resort Canouan Island.PS, This interview was held on a windy afternoon, the sound quality was barely managable. ...

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[ Mon, 06 Nov 2006 00:50:00 -0600 ]

WuiT #048: Jamali Jack & Jeana Noel (part 1)

Origin: St. Vincent and the Grenadines.File Under: First Impression, Eslite Bookstore, Earthquake. Download this interview!Jeana came to Taiwan 2 years ago to attend undergraduate school. In order for her boyfriend Jamali to learn more about Taiwan, she started researching for information about Taiwan over the internet. In Jamali's opinion, his favorite program which can really give you a real honest image of the island is the one you are listening to now.A little over a month ago, Jamali came ...

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[ Sun, 29 Oct 2006 22:30:00 -0600 ]

WuiT: Special Report 01

Origin: Taiwan.File Under: Self-evaluation. Download this episode!Double 10th Day is our nation's birthday, happy birthday to everyone.Music "Meeting Spring Wind" performed by Miss Cincin LeePhoto by Jesús Sandoval ...

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[ Mon, 09 Oct 2006 01:18:00 -0500 ]


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