Category: The Art of Exploring
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Yushan Front Peak – Sims-Edition
Most of us know the video game Sims, where you as divine being control the lives of the virtual avatars called Sims. Having a perfect virtual life is boring, I heard, so people tend to let out their inner demons by fucking their avatars up. On our hike to the…
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Cultural Festival – Griaß di, Austria
Like every year the Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology hosted a special event, where foreign students can introduce their country, culture and art performance to other (mostly Taiwanese) students. So I tried my best to bring a little Austria to Taiwan – in traditional leather trousers (Lederhose) of…
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STUST III.C – Master Thesis
I’ve finished it! Besides the acknowledgement I will write after the defence I’ve completed 125 pages of academic paper, exceeding my Bachelor’s thesis with over 75 pages. During the process I laughed, I cried, I wrote, I rested – more than I should – and I wrote again. See the…
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STUST III.B – Courses Second Semester
The second semester at STUST is more exciting and interactive than the first one and to pep it up, I will give you valuable information about each course in the typical real-life Grexxen style – “Did you know that…”. For those of you who missed the first part and are…
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STUST III.A – Courses First Semester
While trying to explain in this three-plus-two-part-series about the STUST that I work hard for my oversea degree, I caught myself talking more about food and leisure activity than actually study related topics – again. That’s why the three last parts are dedicated to my study, courses and master thesis…
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STUST II – The Surroundings
I really love the STUST campus, but there is one thing the bothers me a bit. Such as the JKU, it is far away from city centre or anything interesting. I envied the campus of the National Cheng Kung University a bit, which is located in the heart of Tainan.…
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STUST I – The Campus
Since my arrival in Tainan, the campus of the Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology has been full of surprises for me. In Linz I was used to walk around the calm University pond, sit down and relax. The only crowded place are the Mensa during lunch time and…
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Manila – 3 Days Pearl of the Orient
„Be cautious; take care!“ Everyone I told about my planned weekend trip to the capital of Philippines was more worried than me, that I will get robbed, stabbed or get a cold. Besides that my nose really got blocked – due to the air-conditioning in the plane – visiting Manila…
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Kuala Lumpur – Malay-see-ya soon
Kuala Lumpur is one of the jewels of South-East-Asia and disrupted my perception of this region. For what I thought is a traditional capital far away from developed luxury, the city turned out to be a modern metropolis growing stronger every minute. Showing the contrast of origins and internationalization this…
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Xiao Liu Qiu – One Island a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
One apple a day to keep your body healthy is a nice thought of treating yourself right every day. However, I need special kinds of the vitamins A and E, namely Adventure and Excitement. Praise the healthy body but do not forget a healthy mind. Thus the old clique and…
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