A personal blog archiving 2020 Fulbright-Wu Jing-Jyi Arts and Culture Fellow, Dr. Nick Bowman (Texas Tech University, USA)
WENSHAN DISTRICT, TAIPEI — For years now, one of my real passions has been food. It partly explains why I’m a bit north of 200 lbs at the moment (we’ll fix that by July, I promise). It partly explains why I drive Jaime (my partner) absolutely mad: she’s a bit more reserved in her meals,…
LUBBOCK PRESTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT — As with most pre-departure checks, I go through the usual habit of checking pockets, zippers, pouches, and just about any other spot where I can stash documentation. Nerves set is as you realize that you might have forgotten some fragment or artifact — perhaps more so when you’re an alien…
LUBBOCK, TX — 2020. The start of a new year–a new decade–and this one feels a bit different than most. Sure, there’s still the course preparations and general nervousness and excitement that comes with a new semester just around the corner. There’s the list of projects yet finished from 2019, and a growing stack of…