women circle

this has been my experience of taiwan 

and my experiences are 

constantly evolving 

this photo holds a lot for me 

my mama, ama, and nainai

talking, in the house where my mama grew up 

and they continue to live 

and run the family business 

eating food my ama cooks

and has learned to cook from her mama and ama 

retelling and telling stories old and new 

about life in all it's funny, simple, and serious 

ups, downs, twists, turns

it's all so very 

simple 

sister gloria

me and my sister, gloria 

yes, she is taller than me 

no, she is younger than me...

and yes, we are very different 

and equally wise ;) 

ci taiwan

welcome to contact improv dancing in taiwan 

merry

merry christmas from the north pole... of taiwan 

(jiling with santa claus... aka larry) 

thalia

new old friend in taipei and taichong, taiwan 

阿媽生日

my ama, grandma on my ma's side, turns 80 next year. this year's birthday, her age is still a question mark! :) 

jiayi 嘉義 camping

camped overnight at a waterfall in 嘉義 jiayi (southern central taiwan mountains) with some great people 

紙教堂

"paper temple." taiwanese people enjoy japanese designs and architecture. this all-religions-embracing temple is made of paper, produced on a local farm. (and metal, glass, etc)。 also en route to sunmoonlake. photos by aunt and friend