Hey, there: I’m Tiff Ting. From July 2016 through September 2017, I took a solo, round-the-world trip. After that, I continued my nomadic lifestyle in Taiwan. I hope sharing my experiences is valuable, and not just to future me who needs a reminder of past me.
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I love all things related to food, so you’ll hear a lot about that. I also enjoy hanging out with locals and going off the beaten path.
My native language is English, and I am conversational in Mandarin Chinese. My Japanese skills are very basic, and my Spanish is worse. I also need to warn you that I pronounce French in a way that makes even non-native speakers cringe.
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Lviv, day 2
Today’s the day I got to hang out with Khrystyna and Marta in the morning while their kids were being babysat by respective grandparents. They’re both friends I know from...
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I slept poorly for five hours because of attacking mosquitos visiting from the park, so I had to cover myself from head to toe in a blanket. But it was...
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Early in the morning, I caught the sunrise from Alesia’s window. It was a nice farewell from Kiev. Larisa brought a bunch of fresh basil yesterday, but Alesia doesn’t like...
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Grade C. Would I fly with them again? Yeah, for short trips.
Continue Reading →Street art in Kiev
Alesia and I went hunting for murals around Kiev, thanks to Kate since she sent me a link to a map that marks many of them. I also included public...
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Larisa, Alesia’s mom, came over to visit, and she brought over ingredients to make a beautiful meal. Larisa studied English in school, but without practice, it’s hard to keep a...
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Andrey and I took the marshrutka back to Kiev from Malyn at 09:00. (I had misunderstood our departure time the day before, so he had to wake me up at...
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Andrey and I called a taxi to take us back to Malyn from V’yunyshche in the morning, and I said goodbye and thank you to Tanya and Sveta. As Andrey...
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Once Andrey and I arrived at V’yunyshche, his mom Sveta and godmother Tanya were there to meet us, as were an older godmother Romania who lives nearby and Tanya’s mom....
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My first Couchurfing host Andrey invited me to visit his godmother’s village on my first day in Ukraine. But first, I had to take several forms of transportation to get...
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