A pizza man

Taiwan is known for its street vendors, with many selling food items. Much of these are local flavors but today, I met the first caucasian street vendor in Hualien, and he sells pizza. Terry is from the US, has been living in Hualien for six years. He loves Taiwan, and Hualien is the best place in Taiwan according to him, so, he has settled here. Selling pizza five days a week is his full time job. He also teaches English part time to supplement his income. He makes his pizza from a homemade wood fired oven, and every order takes 20 minutes. Frankie tried it, and she said it is better than Pizza Hut, and its cheaper. Terry is quite fluent in Mandarin, and he plans to open a small shop to further expand his business.

Of most of the expats I have come across, they come to Taiwan to teach English, as a self supporting style of visiting a foreign land. Some fall in love with the country, the lifestyle, the culture, the food, and most importantly, falling in love with a Taiwanese girl, marries her, and settles down here.