Island-wide delivery now available!
Have your copies of the VPC Book and Study Guide delivered right to your door by Adam Menon, owner/operator of Chinese Learn Online, a Chinese tutoring service based out of Taichung, and the local distributor of the VPC books.
Place your order online or call the friendly and knowledgeable staff at CLO to order in person. Call (04) 2471-5632 Mon – Friday, 9am to 5pm or leave a message after hours and an associate will call you back the next business day. Orders are shipped out the same/next day, and take 1-2 days to arrive anywhere around the island.
The VPC Book sells for NT1100 and the VPC Study Guide (sold separately) sells for NT800. All the locations listed below have sample copies on hand for you to browse through - if you have any questions, please email contact@verypracticalchinese.com and we'll get back to you right away.
Thank you to the owners of each of the great locations below, for being so helpful and supportive of the foreigner community. As someone that lived in Taiwan for a long time, I know how integeral these establishments are to those of us who live abroad, and am really touched by how the owners of the places below strive to help their customers any way they can. So thank you to all of these places, for helping to get the VPC books into the hands of foreigners living in Taiwan, your support is much appreciated!
Chiayi ~ TheFreen
29 Wenya St., Chaiyi tel: (02) 275-9214
With its delicious sandwiches and sumptuous fruit and veggie shakes, coupled with a decent selection of imported groceries, YC Chen's organic cafe is fast becoming THE place where foreigners in Chiayi come to eat lunch, to study, and to meet their friends.
Hualien ~ Fragrance Bakery
586 Jong Jen Road, Hualien tel: (03) 834-6599
A roomy and artfully decorated three storey coffee shop in the heart of Hualien, Fragrance Bakery has become the place foreigners come to stock up on breads and pasteries, and stay to drink coffee, eat dessert, and spend a relaxing afternoon or evening with friends.
Kaohsiung ~ Bagel Bagel 5
403 Anji St., ZouYing, Kaohsiung tel: (07) 558-0609
With his ever-expanding chain of Bagel Bagel restaurants and popular evening pub, The Lighthouse, Brett Gentle has cornered the market on cool places for foreigners to hang out in Kaohsiung! Bagel Bagel 5, the newest addition to his chain of restaurants is at once spacious and cozy, offering patrons a wide selection of tasty dishes with the option of indoor or outdoor seating.
Tainan ~ Masa Loft
Daxue Rd. W.Sec, no.53 SF (across from Chengda, above 7-11) tel:(06)275-9318
Owner Yu-hua Fang has created a delightful space that until now has been one of the best-kept secrets of the Chengda students that flock to her loft-style cafe after class to spend afternoon cracking the books. Great food, comfy sofas, lots of light, high ceilings, and an impressive collection of books (both English and Chinese) have assured Masa a place in the hearts of any foreigner in Tainan that has the good fortune of walking in the door!
Taichung
The Early Bird Diner
150 Zhong Ming South Road tel:(04)2320-2608
Owner William Grazecki earned the eternal gratitude of appreciate expats when he opened Taichung's first American-style breakfast place with all day breakfasts and "bottomless" coffee cups. In addition to great breakfast fare, The Early Bird Diner also has a comprehensive lunch menu sure to please.
Finga's Basecamp
61 Zhong Ming South Road, Kaohsiung tel:(04)2320-2608
Dereke and Lily Bruce's restaurant is a landmark of the foreigner landscape in Taichung - one of the first places new arrivals head to, and the place everyone flocks to for their fix of imported delicacies we just can't seem to live without.
Chinese Learn Online
28-B1, 42 Dadun 1st Street, Nantun district (台中市南屯區大墩一街42地下一層之28) tel: (04) 2471-5632
OK, while there's no food (that we know of!) at this location, owner Adam Menon can treat to you an in-depth explanation of the VPC Books, and in addition arrange personalized one-on-one tutoring sessions with native speakers which are sure to accelerate your progress like nothing else!
www.chineselearnonline.com
Taipei Alley Cats
B1, #6-1 Lishui Jie, Taipei tel:(02)2321-8949
