Just the Facts or Just the Maps.....

So if I'm going to talk about different places on the island, I might as well put up a map to help you guys out. First, Taiwan in comparison to the rest of Asia. Second, a close up of the island. I live just southwest of Taipei in Taipei County. Taipei is still very close to the ocean. We can be at the coast in about an hour of hour and a half.



So I live on a tiny island in the middle of Asia in the South China Sea.



Taiwan is apparently slightly smaller than Maryland and Delaware combined. There are also 23 million people, so you know things get crowded. It is technically a part of the Republic of China (R.O.C.). I live in Xin Zhuang, which is somewhere between Taipei and the CKS Airport. I've been to Haulien on the east coast and Tainan and Anping on the West coast.




So there's Xin Zhuang or Sinjhuang, however you want to spell it. All of the districts are Taipei city. It's pretty easy to get into town. I hop a bus and take the MRT from Banciao.

I'm going to try to post a few more things about Taiwan. I didn't know anything about Taiwan before I came, so I'll try to share what I've learned.