My Fulbright Year in Taiwan

All Fulbrighters were invited to a Thanksgiving dinner held by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) 美國在台協會, the de facto American embassy in Taiwan. We took a bus to Taipei for the event, which was held on the Friday before Thanksgiving. They had five turkeys for us, plus the trimmings.

Everything was great, except the sweet potatoes. Not enough marshmallow fluff. The pumpkin pie was nice, though.

The ambassador did a ceremonial carve of the first bird, to start off the meal.

The event was held in the AIT’s reception hall, which is in the wealthy XinYi 信義 district (near Taipei 101). Very upscale and fancy!

I got enough turkey for the year, but Ian and Evan say that they want to make another trip to Taipei on Thursday for more. Now we have to find a restaurant that serves an authentic American Thanksgiving meal. Remember the last scene in the movie “A Christmas Story?” That’s how they “carve” turkey over here…