Robert
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Teacher/Student |
| Location | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Introduction | I met a beautiful, intelligent Taiwanese girl named Fanfan when I was studying in Angers, France in 2004. That summer, I went back to the US to finish my last year of college, and she moved to Paris. Things blossomed, and a year later I moved to Paris to be with her. I studied philosophy, and she studied cultural mediation. After a year had passed and all of our money had run out, we moved to Taiwan. Fanfan worked as writer, teacher and French-Chinese translator. I taught English, worked as a freelance journalist and studied Mandarin. On the side, I study Chinese and Taiwanese history on my own, which is why I maintain this site, because the interaction it provides gives me a better understanding of these subjects as a whole. To be clear, I am not a professional, and I welcome comments and criticisms ....Oh, and I know I'm not the ONLY redhead in Taiwan, and I know that's a stupid name for a blog. This was meant to be a way for my family and friends to keep up with what I was doing, but it became much more....In the summer of 2009, we'll be moving to D.C., as I'll beginning a Master's in International Relations. |
| Interests | Globalization, Art, Culture, Sociology, History, International Affairs/Relations, Linguistics, Economics, Music, and hopscotch. |
| Favorite Movies | The Big Lebowski, I Heart Huckabees, Punch Drunk Love, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, American History X, Snatch, Le Diner de Cons, Transformers, Dark Knight, etc. etc. etc. |
| Favorite Music | Jeff Buckley, Ben Harper, Primus, Tool, Pearl Jam, La Rue Ketanou, Zero 7, Sia, Beth Orton, Rage Against the Machine, Chris Whitley, Alice in Chains, Explosions in the Sky, Iron & Wine, The Mars Volta, Calexico, Godspeed you! Black Emperor, Les Hommes Beiges, Yann Tiersen, Thomas Newman, Radiohead... |
| Favorite Books | Linked, The End of Poverty, Orientalism, Identity and Violence, Imperial Hubris, Nixon and Mao, Freakonomics, On the Road, Travels with Charley, Confederacy of Dunces, Three Cups of Tea... |