It’s time for the Social Study Trip!!<\/p>\n
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 it seemed to fit my research idea better.<\/p>\n
We woke up pretty early to catch the high-speed train to southern Taiwan. It was my first time in a high-speed train, and I am shocked by how fast we got to our destination and how I did not feel the speed at all. After, we took a bus to Kenting. I really liked Kenting’s night market, it was a bit more expensive than the others I’ve been to, but they had a really unique selection of food.<\/p>\n
Snorkeling was even funner than I expected! We got to see all kinds of fish, and then we got on a boat and got on a banana boat, which was super fun but nerve wrecking.<\/p>\n
We went to different parts of Tainan, I especially liked learning about Taiyu. I hope I get a chance to learn about it more in the future. Unlike Taipei, where Taiyu is less commonly spoken, a lot of people in Tainan speak it, so I was able to hear it being used in my environment. Previously, I only knew a little bit about Taiyu because my host family’s father explained some basic phrases, so it was super interesting seeing it be used in real time.<\/p>\n
We also went to National Cheng Kung University to talk and interview some of the local university students, and it was super interesting to get to know them. I asked some students about their views on Latin America-Taiwan relations and I really enjoyed hearing their perspectives. I was also really happy that I was able to use a lot of the new Chinese I learned to ask more complex questions and understand their points of view. Although I had to record their answers and play it back multiple times to understand their opinions, I am really excited by the fact that I can begin to use Chinese to understand real-life issues. I also really enjoyed drafting the social study research essay because I realized how a lot of the new grammar that we’ve learned can be used to discuss current issues.<\/p>\n
The social study trip is definitely a highlight! It was super nice to get a break from class, I really enjoyed spending time with my friends exploring Tainan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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