Life in Busy Taipei- Feeling Connected Through Food and People 繁忙的臺北生活：從食物與人找到共鳴與連結

🍂  Watch HERE and learn real conversation at a Taiwan night market. As I mentioned in this episode, a vendor complimented my husband’s beard and that’s how conversations often start in Taiwan!)
Thank you again for all of your encouraging messages and helping me share the video. It means a world! 

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🍂 Summary of this episode

- Locals don’t really go to night markets anymore, and solo dining feels normal.

- Taipei feels fast-paced compared to the southern Taiwan. I feel like I can finally breathe there.

- Healthy and comforting Taiwanese food: 鐵板燒 teppanyaki, 水餃 dumplings, 炒青菜 sautéed veggies...etc.

- How I feel connected to Taiwan through food, people, and memories. 

Note

I know many of your goal is to be able to converse with Taiwanese friends annd family with confidence and feel connected to Taiwan. That's why I'd made these 4 online training programs-

I’ve structured them in the ideal learning order, progressing from beginner-friendly foundations to more advanced levels.  

1. Boost TOCFL score in 4 steps: the ultimate guide to 1000 TOCFL Band A vocabulary

2. Master Spoken Chinese: Taiwanese Mandarin conversation training

3. Master Conversational Taiwanese Mandarin: Eating, Drinking, and Chatting

4. Level up & Connect to Taiwan Program (progress from Intermediate to advanced level)