What Foreigners Know About Taiwan

What do foreigners think off Taiwan? or how they feel about Taiwan?
You can look up all the information about Taiwan or go through all the tour books, but you may or may not get a sense how you are going to like it (or not like it). Stop Kidding Studio (really odd name for a project, isn't it?) is a project to film the words of foreigners who leave in Taiwan, for them to tell how they feel about Taiwan. they have uploaded more than 300 short clips with friends from all over the world to tell their stories and how they know about Taiwan. Why don't you give it a try. Please offer your opinion.

Stop Kidding Studio

Another Journey Is Waitting for You



Kenting National Park is one of the students' favorite



11, 000 feet Hehuanshang allow you to take "a walk in the cloud"

 

It has been more than a year since our 2013 trip. When we left the island a little more than a year ago, I asked students would you like to come back again? all of them expressed they would. As many visitors who visited the island, they wanted to come back.Why? Here is a list of the reason, I quote:

• This trip is an amazing experience and I would definitely recommend it to other students.
• Amazing trip, life change experience. I will come back in the future.
• This experience was priceless and I am truly grateful. I learned so much from the hands on experience.
• I had an amazing experience and got a new perspective on life. Thank you.
• Loved the passion the professor shared with the class. Was happy with the amount seen and the experience obtained.
• Great trip, learned a lot about another culture through variety ways. Would like to go on this trip again if it offered.
• Taiwanese people are super friendly.
• That was the best calamari I have ever had. (when he pointed at the slide during the after-trip presentation)
• Taiwan is a beautiful beautiful island.

Even today, some of the participants are still talking about this wonderful trip. Indeed, this trip has brought many of us brand new experiences that are nothing like our daily life. so the question is: why don't we do that again? And why don't you come with us this time?

Taiwan Ecology and Culture Study Tour, May 10-May 25, 2015

"Taiwan Ecology and Culture Study Tour" is part of the "Culture and Ecology of Asia" course at North Park University. It is open to all North Parkers regardless registering for the course not.

 

For folks from other academics institutes, even  though you cannot join us for this trip, I will be happy to provide information you need, in case you would like to plan for your own trip

 

Kenting Youth Activity Center

This where we stay today. The whole complex is built according to traditional Southeastern Chinese style buildings. here are some pictures.

Most of us stay in this court

Tim got put here

the title of the court

This alley leads to a small beach

We found a sedan on our way out. Boys decided to carry Dr. Vick

Snorkel Diving

(5/24/2013) some of us decided to go for a snorkeling. although it's not the whole group, it's another highlight during the trip.

Ready to go

Our coach, Mr. Speedo

After the activity

Sheding Natural Park

Sheding Natural Park is part of Kenting National Park. it's composed of tropical forest and coral reef. We spent about 2 hours hiking in the park. Here are some pictures of our hike.


Even before we entered the entrance, Kirstin found a land crab

Close up



Entrance

Coral Gorge. Ed found something



Not as wide as we thought



Prairie

We can see the entire tropical forest from the pavilion

Some one's poop (monkey?)

We all wished to see monkeys, but without any luck. Kirstin decided to play monkey herself..



Kenting

(5/23/2013)


Eluanbi Light House (N 21° 54' 7.39", E 120° 51' 7.16")

Coral Reef near Light House (E21° 54' 10.12", N120° 50' 54.36")

Tidal pool provides great ecological observation site

Fongchuaisha sand dune (E 21° 56' 50.33", N 120° 50' 20.21") 

Jialeshuei (E 22° 0' 7.71", N 120° 52' 32.12")

Kirstin climbed to the top of a big rock

Audrey found something in a tidal pool

Besides biological and geographical observation, photo taking is also important 



Transformers

Along the loooooong bus ride to the tropics national park, Ed and some other kids found this, yes! Transformer, the Bumble Bee in a junk yardin shouthern Taiwan. Well, poor Bumble Bee. this is his retired life.