Saying goodbye is never easy, but in a community like ours, we don't do quiet farewells. The beautiful brief cycle of a international student means creating lots of new friends in a new country but it also means realizing those end and saying goodbye is a sign of the beautiful memories you made. how do you say goodbye though , well for our friend Zoe she packed her bags for her next adventure , go back to Germany and finish her school where she was for the past 5 years. But before catching that flight to Europe, she decided to give her friends in Taiwan one last unforgettable night—by turning our common room into an intimate, late-night boiler room. Bringing the two worlds she has been in for many years, the crazy DJ craze with the close chatting around table goodbye.
Our friend’s story is one that many global citizens can relate to. She is originally from Taiwan but has spent the last several years living and studying deep in the heart of Germany. After years away, she decided to come back to Taiwan for a dedicated six-month period to finish writing here graduation thesis and reconnect with her roots, catch up with old friends, and soak in the unique energy of Taipei. Many of us came into contact with Zoe through many different places and immediately felt her active open personality which she credits to living in Germany for many years. The slow change of character that takes place living abroad only for your home friends to see you as a completely different person is something any international student would experience.
But as her six months came to an end, the reality of heading back to Europe set in. Instead of a quiet, emotional dinner, she wanted a celebration of the two worlds she bridges. She wanted to bring the energy of the German underground electronic music scene right into a traditional Taiwanese living space.
While she isn’t a DJ herself, her taste in EDM rave music and connections in the local scene are top-tier. She brought together a lineup of three of her DJ friends who brought completely different styles to the decks, setting up right in the center of the share house common room.
The Early Beats: The night started with smooth, deep house transitions as guests arrived, allowing people to grab drinks, catch up, and swap travel stories.
The Peak Energy: As the room packed out, the second DJ kicked things up a notch, blending electronic tracks with heavy bass lines that instantly turned the concrete floors into a packed dance floor.
The Late-Night Session: The final set brought that raw, high-energy Berlin club energy, keeping everyone moving and making sure the night ended on an absolute high note.
There is something incredibly electric about watching professional decks shake a residential living room. The space transformed from a study area into a private boiler room, where the barrier between the performers and the crowd completely disappeared.
While the 3-DJ lineup kept the dance floor packed, some of the absolute loudest laughs of the night came from the organized party games. When you have a room split 50/50 between local Taiwanese and international expats and a host who loves music , you need a game that doesn't rely on language barriers—you need something based on pure body language.
Enter the Earbud Imposter Game.
A group of five or six players steps up to the center of the room, and everyone puts in their wireless earbuds.
The game master plays a high-energy track (like a fast electronic beat or a well-known Latin track) to 80% of the players. They all start dancing to the exact same rhythm.
The Twist: One player —the "Imposters"—are secretly listening to a completely different song. It could be a slow, acoustic pop ballad, a heavy metal track, or a weird lo-fi loop some songs like Shakira , hips don't lie, Titanium David guetta .
The rest of the party stands around them, watching their dance moves like hawks, trying to figure out who is out of sync with the secret beat.
Watching the absolute poker faces on our friends trying to fake a fast rhythm while a slow song was playing in their ears was hilarious.
We had international students attempting to smooth-talk their way out of being caught, and local Taiwanese friends throwing out completely chaotic, unhinged dance moves just to throw everyone off the scent.
The crowd that packed the house was a testament to the life she built here and the community we foster:
The Local Crew: Her childhood and university friends and new friends from Taiwan came out in full force to wish her luck.
The International Tribe: the international friends and students from the US, Europe, and Latin America she made while living in taiwan—joined in, swapping stories and creating new connections and sharing the dance floor.
It was the perfect representation of what makes living here so unique: a local Taiwanese creator sharing her talent with a global audience, right in her own home.
As the night wound down, the music shifted into classic feel-good tracks, and the conversation turned to packing lists, winter jackets, and European adventures. While we are sad to see her leave the Taipei bubble, knowing that a piece of our community is heading over to Germany is incredibly exciting.
That's the beautiful, chaotic reality of share house life. People arrive from all corners of the earth, stay long enough to become family, throw legendary parties, and then scatter across the globe to start something new.
Safe travels! Germany isn't ready for those beats. 🇹🇼✈️🇩🇪
If you stay in an international share house or study abroad long enough, you quickly learn a bittersweet truth: your home becomes a revolving door for the world. One month you are doing hilarious things with new friends like figuring out a hilariously music game , and the next, you are packing their bags and sending them off to a university across the ocean. It is a strange, fast-paced way to live. You pack a lifetime of late-night kitchen deep-dives, weekend trips to Kenting, and living room boiler rooms into just a few months. You build a family, and then they scatter across the globe.
But that is exactly what makes this community so magical.
When our friend boards that flight back to Germany, she isn't just leaving a void in our Taipei living room—she’s expanding our network. Because of nights like this, our residents don't just have roommates; they have a couch to crash on in Frankfurt, a tour guide in Madrid, a travel buddy in New York, and a lifelong friend in Kaohsiung.
We don’t say goodbye to hold onto the past; we throw massive, 3-DJ parties to celebrate the fact that for a brief, beautiful moment in time, our paths crossed in Taipei.
To everyone heading off on their next big chapter: thank you for leaving your energy, your music, and your memories in these walls. The house won't be the same without you, but the world is waiting. 🛫✨
The legendary parties, the international connections, the late-night kitchen debriefs, and the spontaneous trips to our Kenting Clubhouse—this isn't just a place to sleep, it’s a lifestyle. If you are an international student heading to NTU, NCCU, or Tamkang, a digital nomad looking for an instant network, or a global minded creator looking for a place to call home in Taiwan, we have a room waiting for you. Skip the stress of traditional rental contracts, utility setups, and language barriers. Step directly into a fully furnished, all-inclusive community designed to help you thrive from Day 1.
Don't just move to Taiwan—experience it with a global family by your side.
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