They Chose to Stay

They come from different parts of the world, but they decided to stay. Taiwan is the place that brought them together. Moved by people’s kindness and the inclusive atmosphere, they have come to identify with Taiwan, some of them even identifying as Taiwanese.

They Chose to Stay: Adventure from Belgium Ep3

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Provider TaiwanPlus

Ollivier and Pin Ching-wen met online and have since wed and run their own cake shop. Both have previously had successful careers but not very successful relationships. Ollivier learned how to bake Belgian cakes and gave up his electrical engineer career to move to Taiwan to be with his love, Pin, a former multinational executive. Things were difficult at first, but after years of trial and error, the couple now runs a popular Belgian cake brand seen in many department stores throughout Taipei. 

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