The Battle Begins

Taiwan Part 12- Holy Cockroaches!

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May 28th 2008
I'm a little tired writing this due to lack of sleep, because we have recently had our first run in with the local cockroaches. It started Monday morning...I was on my laptop checking some e-mails when out of the kitchen drawer comes the biggest, most disgusting bug I have ever seen. I immediately began screaming and ran to my room for higher grounds. Lisa came out to investigate and see of she co ... read more

Asia » Taiwan

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more