The main languages spoken here in Taiwan are Mandarin Chinese, English, Taiwanese, Japanese, and Hakka, but there are also lots of other indigenous languages as well.
Taiwan uses the New Taiwan Dollar (NTD), or 元 (yuán) in Chinese. 1 U.S. dollar is roughly equal to 32 NTD.
There are convenience stores like 7/11 and Family Mart located on every corner here where you can buy water, snacks, drinks, and even hot meals. In fact, Taiwan has the 2nd highest density of convenience stores in the world! A bottle of water here costs about 20 to 30 NTD, which is less than 1 U.S. dollar.
The best meal I ate this week was from a famous breakfast restaurant called Fu Hang Soy Milk. They are so popular that there is always a line that wraps around the building and down the block, even when they open at 6:00 AM! They are famous for their signature dish, which is kind of like a breakfast sandwich. It has thick, chewy, sesame seed bread with scallion-filled scrambled eggs and a 油條 (yóutiáo), or fried donut stick, inside. It's salty, savory, and so delicious! I enjoyed my sandwich with a cold cup of freshly-made soymilk and a sweet, sticky sesame caramel bun on the side.
