One of the things that I am most grateful for in Taiwan is meeting such a warm and welcoming community of people — in particular my work friends at my host institution, Taipei Medical University.
From the very first day that I met them, they made it their personal mission to make sure that I never ate lunch alone. They would make sure that I had my Easycard whenever we took the bus. Whenever I told them I was going somewhere, they would help me look up directions and make sure I knew where to go.
We ate lunch and dinner together and went shopping together. They asked me about America and English, and they helped me navigate Taiwan and corrected my Chinese.