The Rains of ‘22
<p>Hello from Taipei, where it is not raining. It is surprising that it is not raining, because <a href="https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202202250029" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">2022 has been a record year for rain</a> here in Taipei. The average rainfall for February is around 110mm, this year it was 252mm. It’s been a good time to make sure you’re getting your Vitamin D supplements and to curse yourself for choosing an apartment without a clothes dryer.</p>
<p>On the few days it’s been sunny (and one of the days it was rainy), Carolina and I have taken it upon ourselves to be better explorers of Taipei, to verse ourselves in a wider scope of neighborhoods. Our strategy for this venture is to choose a subway station we’re unfamiliar with but seems nice from Google Maps, then make a list of nearby things to check out. Examples include coffee shops, restaurants, parks, libraries, university campuses, bookstores, street markets, etc. Then we’ll spend half a day walking around, finding reasons to return, seeing how it stacks up.</p>
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