I now live in a studio apartment in Shanghai temporarily. I hang out at coffee shops to draw and eat at Muslim restaurants on a daily basis. Shanghai has grown on me (or perhaps I’ve grown on Shanghai). Either way, I appreciate the opportunity to be here.
I officially live in Taipei. I’m starting my life from scratch as a foreign bride. I’m learning Mandarin; adapting on a beautiful island. I also hope to learn Taiwanese – what an amazing language! I’m basically another walking cliché. I doodle, write, and travel. Despite I was born mostly deaf, I still hope one day to write lyrics to songs for musicians. I’ve always admired Dian Fossey and Andie MacDowell helped me appreciate my curly hair. I may not know what I want to do with my life but I am content with what I already have.
我目前住在臺北，開始我嶄新的外籍新娘生活。我一邊學習中文，一邊適應這個美麗的島嶼。我也希望學會台語，台語是一個非常令人驚艷的語言。我基本上是個活生生的例子，我繪畫，寫做，旅行。儘管我天生有聽力方面的問題，但我仍然希望有一天能幫音樂家寫歌。我很讚賞 Dian Fossey 和 Andie MacDowell 幫助我欣賞我的卷髮。我也許不知道我未來想要做甚麼，但我對我擁有的已十分滿足。
Double Happiness: Artist, Dreamer Never Imagined Taiwanese Hubby or Future in Taiwan
Hi Eileen! Hope your week is going well and things are feeling more settled for you in Taipei! Do you mind if I post one of your doodle pictures on my blog? Will be writing about the art you create and will include links to your site and all that.
I would be honoured. Yay.
Super yay! Thanks Eileen!
Not that I have a ton of readers, but I love your artwork and will be happy if I can introduce at least a few people too it! 
Lovely doodles you’ve got! Seeing your Taiwan photos make me crave for oyster meesua, my fave Taiwanese street food!
Thank you!
Your blog is lovely! And I love that your personality really shines through it all
Yay, thank you!
I like what you’re doing here bunches and bunches! Your doodle style is fantastically distinctive. Looking forward to more. :]
Yay. Thank you for your kind words. I really do appreciate it.
Your blog = AMAZING. It makes me miss Taiwan terribly. (And I love that you can speak so many languages?? I took French all through high school but I have a horrible accent! Hehe, and I think your Mandarin might be even better than mine!) I’m so intrigued by your life, keke. But I will explore your blog more to see if I can find out more first ^___^
I’m learning languages as I go along, but I am afraid my accent is quite thick.
Thank you so much for your kind words. Nice to meet you! You and your boyfriend look so darling together!
Nice blog! I look forward to following your adventures in Taiwan.
Yay.
Bonjour! Madamaiselle Eileen,
Are you Chinese? I don’t thank so.( looking from photo). I admire you of knowing many languages especially can write very fluent Chinese! And you have a meaningful Chinese name!
No, I’m not Chinese. I’m latina with slavic/Irish roots.
Thank you. I speak terribly, though. 
Hey eileen! What a wonderful blog you have! Thanks for writing! I’m heading to Taiwan this June so I’ll definitely be looking through your Taiwan To-Do List posts!
I just love your blog, you take awesome pictures. I visited Shanghai for a week before coming to Nanchang to teach. Thanks for liking my blog
I just love how you overcame your deafness and ADD and just your amazing outlook on life.
Thank you for your kind words.
I’m glad I stumbled onto your blog. I enjoy reading it. Nice to meet you. 
Hope you are enjoying Shanghai! I’ve spent quite a bit of time there the past few years, and I have some relatives who live there.
Thank you! I’m doing fine in Shanghai. That’s great you have relatives who live there.
I really like your blog! You seem to have such a thoughtful writing voice; I enjoy reading your posts. Jiayou!
Thank you!