Category Archives: Summer 2025

This week, there has not been many new material covered in class. I appreciated how our teachers mostly focused on review. They allotted plenty of time for processing and catch up on the studied 문법’s as well as all of … Continue reading →

Deepening our knowledge and understanding of Korean Culture Throughout the program, the Korean School has never failed to incorporate practices to help us better learn and understand the culture while learning the language. Archery, for example, is a sport that … Continue reading →

This was the week when I started to truly notice how much my Korean has improved. In class, I have become adjusted to my Korean teachers’ speaking/teaching styles, and during lunch I feel that conversations with my peers are flowing … Continue reading →

In week 3 of HTA, I continued to fill my time out of the classroom with immersive experiences in Taiwan. While studying and doing homework after class, I discovered great cafes in 大安 (Daan) near the NTU campus that offered … Continue reading →

While managing the coursework of the program, I had a lot of fun in HTA’s extracurricular and cultural activities. One of my favorite memories was getting paired with local students from National Taiwan University and meeting my host family. After … Continue reading →

2025 KCJS Travel Log: Okinawa 旅に行こう：沖縄 One of the most spontaneous things I’ve done during this trip was booking a last-minute weekend trip to Okinawa with two friends. With almost no planning, we somehow crammed the days with experiences I … Continue reading →

你好！我喺香港嘅時間已經到一半，我都已經去咗香港嘅好多地方。我而家想介紹俾你睇我住喺邊度，都想介紹我屋企附近有乜地方！ 我呢次喺香港住喺深水埗，呢度最出名係花園街。你可以喺花園街行街買嘢，都可以去水果市場食睇香港好食嘅水果。我最鍾意食香港嘅水蜜桃！香港嘅水蜜桃好新鮮，但係唔係幾平。小嘅水蜜桃，一個要九蚊。大嘅水蜜桃，一個要十五蚊。 深水埗夜晚都有個出名嘅夜市，可以食好多香港小食，但係因為我唔食肉，所以大部分嘅小食我唔可以食。不過，我夜晚鍾意行夜市賞月，睇睇人賣乜嘢。 我下個禮拜好開心有機會繼續去香港嘅新地方！

好久不見，我今日繼續用廣東話寫字！ 因為我之前學過中文，都學過啲廣東話，所以同第二啲同學比，我覺得廣東話比較易學。不過，有啲地方廣東話同普通話好唔一樣。我最唔鍾意廣東話講「2」係「yih」但係用普通話講「yī」嘅意思係「1」。好難學！我去咖啡店買一杯咖啡好怕我講「yī杯咖啡」，然後等等兩杯咖啡要來。 我哋第二個禮拜開始學點講時間。今日係七月二號，而家下晝兩點半。4:30都可以講兩點三十分鐘、兩點六或者兩點六個字。我寫俾你哋睇我每日學廣東話嘅時間表！ 我每個禮拜二、三同四都要上廣東話： 我上晝九點三上第一堂廣東話，晏晝十二點半休息。 我下晝兩點半上第二堂廣東話，下晝五點三放學。 唔該你，下個禮拜見！

我们的最后的星期已经结束了，我不会相信我在离开台湾！星期五我们有我们的期末考试，然后我们参加了哈台班的结束宴席。我们都很享受这个最后的机会跟同学们，老师们，一起吃饭，一起聊天。听同学们和老师的赠言, 他们也送还我们的语言承诺. 因为项目结束了，她们说我们可以开始说英文。可是，用英文跟同学们和老师聊天我感到很奇怪！我没想到我会这么想用中文聊天！ 今天，我把我的东西都在我的行李，大嫂我的房间，对我的朋友说再见。我知道虽然我会离开台北，我的在台湾的记性不会离开我。

每年，程序结束的时候，哈台班做一个节目，叫 “台北夜”。 每班课准备了一个表演，而且有一些学生也准备了自己的表演或者小群体的表演。我们的三年课跟我们的老师一起准备一个表演，我跟我的朋友娜利和连个老师们一起跳舞，同时我们的同学们唱歌。我觉得我们的表演是很好笑，一起准备也让我们的跟同学们，跟老师的关系变成更近。我们的老师也给了我们一个惊喜，准备了一个照片的幻灯和好笑的视频，缅怀我们的在哈台班的珍贵记性.  因为这是我们最后的周末，我们趁我们的最后的机会探索台湾。星期六，我跟我的朋友娜塔莎一起去建国假日玉市。我一辈子从来没看到那么多玉都在一样的地方。台湾工匠的玉雕技巧也是你不会现象的。星期天，我跟娜利一起去九份. 在山里面，位于海以上, 因他的神奇老街和漂亮的风景而有名。我们爬基隆山，在山峰，我们可以看到九份的街和灯笼，海，山，而且在后面，台北的天际线。这给我们很深的印象。

这个星期，在哈台班，我们有我们的第三个口试。可是，这次不是简报。因为我们的中文水平已经提高了，我们的老师让我们进行辩论，关于大学应不应该建议谈恋爱的必修课。我没想到六个星期以内，我们会用中文辩论，讨论重要的问题。虽然辩论以前我感到很紧张，跟我的同学们讨论这个问题让我很开心！ 这个周末，我也有机会探索碧潭 (Bitan). 碧潭里我们的宿舍不太远，所以我用台北的公共自行车 （“YouBike”) 去。到碧潭以后，我去附近的远足径。爬山的时候，我看到很多小寺庙，里面有人放松，看台北的风景或者反思。这个经验让我更欣赏台湾的风景和赞赏自然的习惯。

这个星期我们的社会调查旅行结束了，星期一回到台北。星期三我们开始了第二个 “学期”。让我觉得很奇怪，一半的项目已经过了！现在，我觉得我会听得懂大部分的时候，我说话的时候，我比以前说的顺利一点。可是，还差很远。 我们的旅行最后天是最带劲的。我们在阿里山过夜。下个早上，我们三点半起床，坐火车，然后爬山到阿里山的高峰。为什么？因为我们想看阿里山的日出，世界最漂亮的日出之一。那天我们的运很好，可以看很清楚。在我们的最后天，跟同学们和老师们一起看日出给我很深的印象。  

我们从星期四到下个星期一去哈台班的 “社会调查”。 因为我们已经做完了一个学期的课文，现在我们在享受放松一下。在台北生活，学习让我更了解台北的生活习惯，可是哈台班社会调查也给我们珍贵的机会探索台湾的别的地方。 我们的第一个终点是日月潭。日月潭有名有三个缘故。其一，它的形式是很特别，一边形成太阳的形式，一边形成月的形式。其二，日月潭被称为了骑自行车着天堂，因为在湖的旁边一条特别美的自行车到跟着日月潭的形式。这让你感觉你在日月潭里！其三，日月潭有自己有名的红茶。由于日月潭的生态和气候在日月潭种的茶叶有自己的味道，结果是日月潭的茶业很发达。看日月潭的风景和文化让我开心，未来，我希望有机会回来。

Every week here we go on Saturday excursions, but this week was by far my favorite so far. We woke up early and took a bus to Yangmingshan (阳明山, one of Taiwan’s acclaimed national parks. It was much cooler and … Continue reading →

My classmate (Bryan) and I got to meet our Taiwanese host family this week. They were very welcoming to us. Their daughter (沐昀，Morning) is a rising fourth year student at NTU, majoring in ancient Chinese writing and competing on the … Continue reading →

We moved into the NTU (National Taiwan University) dorms over the weekend, and received our student IDs! We are located on the Gongguan campus, just two blocks from the famous, palm tree lined main gate of the NTU campus. Saturday … Continue reading →

Before I knew it, the last week was here. This week definitely had the trickiest grammar, the structures themselves weren’t particularly difficult, but we had to memorize so many tiny nuances that seemed so similar to each other. The Chinese … Continue reading →

The highlight of this week was definitely preparing for Taipei Night! Each year was organizing their own performance. My favorite part was that we also got to prepare with the teachers, so we got to know them outside of class. … Continue reading →

Week 6  For the week before Tainan and the week after, we had a very easy class schedule. We only had two classes a week, which means that for around three weeks, I was the most relaxed I’d ever been … Continue reading →

The Social Study Trip ended and we went back to our dorms. In Tainan, time flew by so fast. The trip was so fun and I really enjoyed being immersed in a different part of Taiwan. Before I knew it, … Continue reading →

It’s time for the Social Study Trip!! I decided to go to Tainan because I love the sea and I was really interested in the snorkeling activity. I was in between Tainan and Hualien, but ultimately I chose Tainan because … Continue reading →

I think I found the simplest study method that allows me to best grasp the new material. I memorize new characters by going through the Quizlet a couple of times and handwrite the trickiest characters, and then I look at … Continue reading →

I’ve been trying out so many different study methods to keep up with the pace of HTA because the classes are so much more intense than I thought. Previously, I really liked learning stroke order and hand-writing characters because it … Continue reading →

I finally settled into Taipei life after some unexpected setbacks! I was really naïve in assuming that Taiwan would be really similar to the United States. I assumed that I could get along fine with just my credit card and … Continue reading →

Last week at HTA. I can’t believe it’s already been 8 weeks. Reflecting not just on this week, but on the entire trip: there were plenty of ups and downs, yet I’ve learned so many valuable lessons and experienced some … Continue reading →

More and more food!! This week was packed: I went to Din Tai Fung for the second time in Taiwan, tried a poke place all the students had been hyping up, and even went to an Alpaca Café (yes, real … Continue reading →

现在已经开始珍惜在台湾的机会！ This week marked my third time golfing with my cousin, uncle, and his friends. It’s so funny yelling at my golf ball in Chinese telling it to “stop,” “go,” or “roll” and of course saying things like “好球!” I … Continue reading →

We just got back from our Social Study Trip! So glad to be back, but also really grateful for the experience. About ten of us went to Tainan, where we tried all kinds of traditional local dishes (很有特色!), snorkeled with … Continue reading →

Week 4 had its ups and downs. The week started off hot. I finally went to a capybara café! An ultimate dream of mine, now checked off the bucket list. They were way bigger than I expected, kind of funny-looking, but … Continue reading →

Lots and lots of walking. Temperatures rising. Boba has been drunk. 牛肉面 devoured. Too many cafés to count—and yes, a gym membership has officially been bought. I said goodbye to my sister and mom at the beginning of this week—bittersweet, … Continue reading →