Tag Archive for ‘Xpat Magazine’
Bunk Magazine Issue 5 is out now
Share The first issue of Bunk Magazine was published by the Armory nearly 10 years ago, long before I arrived in Taiwan. Around the time I moved to Taiwan the last issue of Bunk, issue 4, was published. Bunk had a big influence on my decision to start Xpat Magazine. It showed me that an [...]
Letter from the Editor: Bunk Magazine Issue 5
Share The Armory is synonymous with art. The Armory itself is a work of art, having been built by a sculptor from the remains of the demolished armory that once stood in its place. Since then the Armory has hosted numerous art and photography exhibitions, usually for charity, and often paid local bands to play [...]
Thank You and Goodbye
Share Xpat Magazine March, 2008 I’m sitting here at my desk gazing out the window, trying to put to paper some kind of goodbye letter for my last issue behind the wheel of Xpat. But as I reflect on my time working on Xpat, and in Taiwan, I’m filled with a single emotion: gratitude. So, [...]
Change
Share Xpat Magazine September, 2007 I pen this letter from a remote stretch of shore on Kootenay Lake, an enormous, unmolested body of water hundreds of kilometers long, slung in a deep valley in British Columbia’s Rocky Mountains. As a child I spent countless summers running barefoot through these cedar forests. Today is the first [...]
The Top Twenty Bizarre English Names in Taiwan
Share Xpat Magazine June, 2007 At least once in their career, most English teachers in Taiwan stand in the unique position of naming children, or encountering a Taiwanese person, young or old, with a desire to assume an inappropriate English name. Sometimes kindie teachers, spurred by lack of sleep and unmetabolized alcohol, give kids wacky [...]
The Taiwan Angels’ Tour for Toys: A Lesson in Perspectives of Poverty
Share Xpat Magazine June, 2007 “Some of these kids are really poor,” Robert told me. “Some don’t even have shoes. If you see it you might cry.” I was in the Cosby Saloon in Tainan talking to the owner, Robert Lo. He stood behind the bar with his back straight and his chin up. His [...]
From the Desk 07.03
Share Xpat Magazine March, 2007 The definition of ‘Lookism’: discrimination against or prejudice towards others based on their appearance The average hourly earnings of men with “below-average looks” and “above-average looks” compared to the national average in North America respectively: -8.9% and +5.4% The average hourly earnings of women with “below-average looks” and “above-average looks” [...]
A Kiss from Kiki
Share Published under the pseudonym Salvatore Paradisio Xpat Magazine March, 2007 “…there’s so much beauty in the world. Sometimes I feel like I’m seeing it all at once, and it’s too much. My heart fills up like a balloon that’s about to burst. And then I remember to relax, and not try to hold on [...]
How to Apply for a Permit to Climb Yushan
Share Xpat Magazine December, 2006 The Rundown There are two permits you must apply for in Yushan National Park – a park entry permit (which is issued by the park) and a mountain entry permit (which is issued by the police). First you should apply for the park entry permit. Yushan is a very popular [...]
Taipei Museum of Contemporary Art
Share Xpat Magazine June, 2006 In Xpat’s never-ending endeavor to bring you cool, cutting-edge, flip-your-wig-back art, we present this interview with Taipei’s Museum of Contemporary Art. MOCA is one of the most progressive museums in Taiwan supporting innovative and unusual art from sculpture to multimedia to interactive installations. We recommend stopping by. You’re guaranteed to [...]
The Exploding Dog: An Interview with Sam Brown
Share Illustrations by Sam Brown Xpat Magazine September, 2006 I first found the website www.explodingdog.com because my roommate had a hilarious wallpaper on her laptop of a stick-figure hippo and I asked her where it came from. Explodingdog.com is a “semi-collaborative” art project in which random visitors send Sam Brown captions for drawings and he [...]
Ol’ Georgie Boy: An Interfaux with George W. Bush
Share Artwork by Steve Williams Xpat Magazine September, 2006 *All answers are true George W. Bush quotes. A complete list of ‘Bushisms’ available online at www.about.com. Xpat Magazine: How did the political forecast look the day you were re-elected? Georgie Boy: There’s no question that the minute I got elected, the storm clouds on the [...]
My Pop
Share Published under the pseudonym Salvatore Paradisio Xpat Magazine June, 2006 My pop, or my pappy as I like to call him, had open-heart surgery last fall. He had, not one, but two triple bypasses. Then, about a month ago, he returned to the hospital for a pacemaker installation. During his latter visit to the [...]
Borne of Disaster
Share Published under the pseudonym Salvatore Paradisio Xpat Magazine December, 2005 Ever since I arrived on this cursed island 14 months ago disaster has rained down on me like a subtropical thundershower. Xpat Magazine was borne of this disaster. But I will have to explain that a little later. As with all stories, I must [...]
I'm a travel writer and photographer currently based in Tainan, Taiwan where I founded and edited Xpat Magazine, one of Taiwan's largest and longest-running expatriate periodicals. My writing and photography has been published in various print and online publications including Taiwan Today, the Taiwan Fun Magazine Group, and TransitionsAbroad.com. I speak English, Spanish and Mandarin Chinese (to varying degrees) and am available for assignment. I can be reached through the form on the contact page of this website, or at xpatmatt (at) gmail.com.
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