The last four weeks of HTA have been wonderful, but all of our learning and practice have truly built up to the Social Study Project (社会调查报告) in which every student chose a location outside of Taiwan to study a particular topic of their choice. I decided to travel to southern Taiwan, specifically to Pingtung (屏東縣) and Tainan (台南), to study the Taiwanese language, also known as 台語/Táiyǔ, Hokkien, 臺語/Tâi-gí, and other variations. I chose these locations and this topic because of my interest in linguistics and learning more about the history and transformation of language within given areas. The Taiwanese language was widely spoken among Taiwanese people until government policies, among other factors, began promoting the use of Mandarin Chinese. Nowadays, younger generations, especially in Taipei and other major cities, primarily or exclusively speak Mandarin Chinese, with many believing that the Taiwanese language is no longer helpful or necessary. Nonetheless, Taiwanese is still spoken more prevalently among people in Southern Taiwan, so I saw this trip as a fantastic opportunity to meet speakers of Taiyu nd listen to their views and understanding of this trend. This week was nothing short of amazing. Again, my favorite aspect of this trip was communicating with locals in Pingtung and Tainan of varying ages, and consequently, with different and complex opinions. I spoke to college students, elders at a park, an owner of a tea house, and even with a member of the Longshui (龍水) community in Pingtung, who only spoke Taiwanese (our tour guide very graciously helped to translate Taiwanese and Mandarin). This project was a significant highlight of my summer with HTA, but our trip to Southern Taiwan was filled with fun activities that allowed us to experience the charm of Tainan and Pingtung truly. Some of these activities included snorkeling and riding banana boats on the coast of Pingtung, as well as painting and tea-making in Tainan, among other experiences.