Im looking for a English Language Center in Taiwan that offers 1 on 1 online class any suggestions?

I am a recent transplant to Taipei from the US. I moved here after many years of back and forth with my girlfriend and am very grateful to be in Taiwan and with her. Valentine's Day is coming up and while I'll certainly take her to dinner, I want to hand-write her a letter in traditional mandarin. I'm trying to learn mandarin but I'm no where near able to write a love letter.

Is anyone fluent in both Taiwanese mandarin and English who'd be willing to help? I'd be happy to buy lunch and/or pay for the help.

Hi everyone, my (43F) job is sending me to Taipei for 22 days. I am staying in the grand Hyatt and commuting to work in Xindian

While unfortunately I will be working most of the time, I will have a full weekend for myself and (hopefully) the evenings. While I understand this is a blanket question, do you have any recommendations? I am a quite small European woman, is it safe to wander around?

Once again asking for a friend. There's one who claims to be from the Philippines that is cute but he's not 100 sure that she is a she. I mean a mouth is a mouth but you can't be sure.

My mother wants to find a special snack from Taiwan. It is called 雪花餅 O'day MILLE-NOUGAT, we've been tryin to find it for so long and tried alot of alternatives, but nothing beats the real thing apparently. so little help please on where to buy it?

Hello!  We are an American family of Chinese and Vietnamese heritage. We are taking a trip of a lifetime in the high hopes that our small child connects with her heritage and ancestral language. As context, both of us have traveled in Shanghai, Taipei, Kaoshiung, Tainan, Busan, Seoul, Kyoto, Osaka, Tokyo. We plan to live in Taipei for 6 months.  I don’t think I need an extended visa because we will be traveling in and out of Taiwan so we won’t exceed 90 days.  Correct me if I’m mistaken!

Language Background: I speak Mandarin at an intermediate school level.  My partner does not speak Mandarin but is willing to learn! We are an English-speaking household daily.

Daycare / Childcare:

1. My goal is full Mandarin experience for my 20-month child.  Can I enroll in a local Taipei daycare?   How do I even start the process?
2. What administrative procedures do I have to sign up? How much is the cost for full-time and part-time daycare? Can someone give me a list of centers that I can call to inquire? Is there a waitlist for daycare centers?
3. Are there free local events at places like the library if I cannot get accepted into a daycare?

Family neighborhoods:

1. What are the best neighborhoods to live in Taipei as a family? I’ve done research but can’t come up with an answer.
2. We like to live in an elevator, modern apartment with washer and dryer, if possible. Is there such thing as a package attendant that collects Amazon or delivery packages?
3. Any family neighborhoods near MRT?

Miscellaneous questions:

1. Go through the local Taipei real estate agency or book AIRBNB?
2. Where and what are english speaking medical doctors located? My partner and child gets sick easily, so if someone can communicate in english is best
3. Should I buy health insurance, and what are plans that I should look into?

Closing thoughts: If you think I should be informed anything, please let me know!

Thank you all!

hi guys!! i’m solo moving to taipei next week! i’m in my 20s and i was wondering good places to make friends both foreigners and taiwanese, but emphasis on foreigners. bars or areas you would recommend.

thanks in advance! <3

Hi! Any recommendations from fellow foreigner girlies in Taipei with thick Mediterranean-style eyebrows?

I’m here for a year and looking for a good place to shape my brows monthly—like in Europe (trim, clean up, and maintain the shape). I’ve had bad experiences in the past where places completely ruined my brows, and since Taiwanese eyebrow styles tend to be much thinner and shaped differently, I’m a bit worried.

Has anyone with thicker, fuller brows found a spot they’d recommend? Would love some recs!

We talk to Taiwanese and friends of Taiwan in Ireland to learn about the traditions and customs of the Lunar New Year. Links to our podcast in the comments below!

We're arriving in Taipei on monday and staying 3 days. Can we use our VISA cards to pay for public transport to/from airport and around the city?

Drizzly or heavy like the rainy season in island SouthEast Asia?

Intermittent or all-day?

Umbrella-only or umbrella-and-raincoat?

Is it true that they are actually fronts for brothels and if so, where can I find one.

Asking for a friend.

Any recommendations for hotels with connecting rooms? Will be travelling with my friends (we are 4) so we want to book a place that has 4 separate beds. Our budget is 3,000 ~ 4,000 NTD a night.

Hey everyone! I’ll be visiting Taipei for the third time and Kaohsiung for the second, and I’m looking for suggestions on laid-back, non-touristy spots to explore. This trip is all about street photography and experiencing a more local, relaxed side of both cities.

Would love to hear your recommendations!

Taipei: Feb 14-17 Kaohsiung: Feb 17-19

Anybody got any recommendations, particularly breakfast? Lots of my favorite places are closed this weekend!

Hi anyone want to go bouldering this week? Taipei, New Taipei City are both good to me

Hello, I am traveling to Taipei next week. Would there be cherry blossoms at Lohas Park next week ( 1st week of February)? Thank you in advance 😊

Traveling to Taipei soon but I’m limited on the amount of days that I will be there.

With so many foods I want try, I want to try to get the most and best authentic braised beef noodles soup.

I’ve seen many great things about Yong Kang but this was mainly over 5 years ago. As of recently, there’s been many mix reviews and seem as it is a hit or miss.

If not Yong Kang, please send me over your recommendations! Price doesn’t matter! Also maybe a recommendation for TOMATO BEEF NOODLE SOUP too!!!

This is the list I currently have: -Lao Shan Dong -Halal Chinese Beef Noodles (Da’an) -Tao Yuan street beef noodle shop -Lin Dong Fang -Yong Kang

Hi! I have a flight from the U.S. to taipei and a flight from taipei to shanghai. Is the latter good enough proof for an onward ticket? I heard that sometimes they’re quite strict but I also heard that they don’t care where you’re going as long as you’re leaving the country. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Thanks!

Coming to Taipei in March and will be spending a day checking out Jioufen / old street / etc. Would like to visit a tea house in the afternoon like 1pm and have dinner around 5pm in a restaurant with a view preferably. Can anyone recommend tea houses and dine in restaurants with reasonable prices that aren’t too “touristy”? Thank you so much 😊 🙏

I know for Korea and Japan you basically absolutely need a bachelor's in order to qualify for a work visa. Is Taiwan the same or would I be able to get away with a two year community college diploma in I.T to get a web developer or IT help desk job?

I just booked my flight to Taipei, will stay there one month! 🇹🇼

I have the following questions:

1. can you register (for example at Fitness Factory) for just one month? Or are there daily/weekly tickets?
2. What do you think of the area around Xingzuo Park (in the Xizhi district)? It's a bit out of town, but I really liked the accommodation there (good facilities for working, spacious etc)

Looking forward to your feedback! :) Xiexie! ✨

Or recommend another hotpot in the area between my hotel in Ximending and National Taiwan Museum? Thanks!

I'm trying to figure out how to get back to Taipei from Taichung tomorrow, after 5 PM. Seems like not an ideal time with lunar new year travel. Both HSR and regular trains seem fully booked, but I'm not confident I'm using the websites properly. I'm also unclear, are there any non-reserved seats or standing room available? Wondering if anyone here might have any advice/ideas for me. Appreciate the help.

I just got here and Chinese New Year means pretty much all the places I want to try are shut.

Can anyone recommend a place that is open?

Hi! My parents are visiting Taipei and they’re on the older side. I just want to make sure most hotels staff speak English right? Also are restaurants and what about most of the night market are they English speaking?

I’m looking for manga looking eye lash extensions and hair bonding/cuts in Taipei. Any other hair and skin treatments would be great as well

We are having a destination wedding in Taipei. However, because we do not live in Taiwan, it’s hard to find a good venue for our celebration.

We are considering more of a western ceremony but probably serving Chinese food. We do want to bring in a couple of outside vendors for some non-typical wedding snacks so we are first considering non restaurant type venues.

Here are some of our requirements:

• Ideally easy to get to
• Serve ~80 ppl
• Large space for people to move around
• Ideally not buffet style catering
• Ideally have served wedding recently, even better if you personally have been and enjoyed the wedding

Thank you for your recommendations! Side note: what do people in Taiwan use as their primary social media/ sharing platform ???