Taiwan and water

For future travelers to Taiwan

Do not drink the tap water! Yes, they filter the water, but the earth shifts so often that we never know if the pipes have been compromised. Most hotels and schools will have these nifty little machines available.

They dispense filtered hot, cold and warm water. I actually didn't know this and drank out of the tap my first few days at NTHU. Nothing bad happened...but you never know.