I am glade to announce the inauguration of the new Blog: Taiwan Ecology and Culture Study Tour. We would like to use this space to reach out and gather feedback from our students. Many of you have already known that we are organizing the first Ecology and Culture of Asia Study Tour. The first location we choose is my home town Taiwan. Through this blog, we will introduce Taiwan more in details and report the update of the tour prep to whomever interested.
Taiwan is an island located west pacific ocean, with the size of upper Michigan. about 70% of land area is composed with endless mountains Yu Shan is the highest peak in the East Asia,
In case you haven’t heart of this trip, here is some information you might find useful.
Dates: leaving O'Hare on May 13, Sun afternoon and back to Chicago on May 28, Mon.
Credit option: Participants may choose trip only option or register for either dialogue 3 or BIOL2155 (GE), Ecology and culture of Asia: Taiwan in fall, 2012. If you are Global Study major this trip will also count as regional study .
Cost: 2,800, including airfare, lodge, local transportation, insurance and meals (except for free time). We will need to ask students to pay U$300 non-refundable deposit by Mar.1 for price guarantee. It may increase after Mar 1.
Activities include:1) Culture and Ecology (or Culture and history) lectures—Lecture will be given before the rip and the first day of the trip. It will focus on the information about Taiwan’s history and unique culture. This part of activity will be provided by and local Taiwanese scholar(s). Some lectures will be also provided by museum personals during the visit to museums National Palace Museum and Folk Arts Museum.
(2) Visit national parks ecological site—in order to introduce the Eco diversity of Taiwan, we will visit three national parks, volcanic Yangmingsahn, tropical Kenting and mountain Yushan National Parks. National park authorities will provide briefing. This part of the trip will be arranged by local tour agency. Charter bus will be provided
(3) Cultural site, temples, museums—visits may be split into different days at different locations of the island. National Palace Museum, National Science Museum, Temples in Lugong, Pingtung Aquarium. IN the meantime, we are contacting tribal leaders of Taiwanese Bunun tribe. In depth interaction with tribal members are expected
(4) One day with local friends—in order to understand the local culture in depth, we propose a one-day-with-local-friends (students) activity. Tailing them in class rooms, cafeteria and other activities local students do.
(5) Free time -- Just wondering around in the city enjoy the close encounter of this beautiful island.
Some online resources you might find useful:
National Palace Museum: http://www.npm.gov.tw/npmwebadmin.jsp?do=index
Taipei 101: http://www.taipei-101.com.tw/
Yangmingshan National park: http://www.ymsnp.gov.tw/nweb/1059.aspx?alttemplate=Recreation
Lukang Folk Arts Museum: http://www.lukangarts.org.tw/
Yushan National Park: http://www.ysnp.gov.tw/
Kenting National Park: http://www.ktnp.gov.tw/
Taroko National Park: http://www.taroko.gov.tw/English/
National Museum of Marin Biology and Aquarium: http://www.ktnp.gov.tw/cht/trip.aspx?dayclass=4
I hope you found this trip interesting. in the next few weeks, I will post new information about this trip and the background information about Taiwan. Please stay tune and enjoy the more exciting stuff. If you have any thought, please feel free to post your feedback. Of course, if you like it, please pass this blog to your friends, inviting them to join this trip.
~ TIM
"Taiwan Ecology and Culture Study Tour" is part of the "Ecology and Culture of Asia" course at North Park University. it is open to all North Parkers regardless registering for the course not.
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