Brushstrokes of Healing: an artistic journey through trauma and transformation in Taiwan

Moving from Australia to Taiwan was a significant transition this year, made even more challenging by the trauma I carried with me. Navigating this new chapter of my life, I found solace and healing in painting and drawing. These creative outlets became my coping strategy, helping me process trauma and adapt to my new environment.…

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Hiking Mount Lofty, Adelaide

Each year, over 350,000 people visit the Mount Lofy Summit to enjoy the scenic view of the Mount Loft Ranges in the Adelaide Hills and the spectacular panoramic view of Adelaide city’s skyline to coast. The peak ris­es more than 710 metres above sea level with Mount Lofty Sum­mit Vis­i­tor Infor­ma­tion Out­let and Gift Shop at the top…

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Live abroad, here’s why.

From 2015 to 2020, I lived in the Philippines, then in 2020 until 2022, I was living in Japan then the unexpected happened. I spent about two months in London, about one month in Japan, stayed overnight in Singapore then six months in the Philippines. Became a travel writer for EATZCebu Magazine and an overnight…

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Climbing in Cantabaco, Cebu

After spending over 20 years of my life in the island of Cebu (Philippines), you would think I would be well aware of everything! But it had to take me living two years in Japan to discover how much I still have yet to learn about my hometown island. The journey On March 18th, 2022,…

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Quiet Tokyo has Awoken

Borders between countries were coming to a close as flights were becoming scarce. My 18-hour layover in Incheon, South Korea from Cebu, Philippines was filled with both terror and excitement. To calm my nerves while waiting in the deserted Incheon Airport, I found a grand piano and played ‘Moon River’. In style and with safety,…

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Life as a foreigner in a foreign country

can become very lonely if you do not invest the time into learning more about the place, people and culture. There are lands to explore, history to uncover and so much to learn from the locals. If you are planning to move away from your hometown to a foreign place, then here are some tips…

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The Poster Community

Imagine streets flooded with foreigners bending their heads down as they enter winding stores filled with bookshelves overstocked from floor to ceiling. The crowds that would dig through piles of toppling bookshelves or poster bins have now vanished from the streets of Tokyo, Chiba, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagano, and Okayama. The prefectures listed above are…

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Quality Language Learning

An education can help you improve your situation in life and take you to places especially if you speak more than one language. Communication is key towards your learning and language acquisition, but how do you know if the education is really worth the time and finances?

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