Yesterday I arrived in Taiwan. The trip was ok, but I couldn’t sleep on the plane. So I was rather exhausted when I arrived at the airport in Taipei. But there my trip wasn’t over: I had to take a bus to Taichung. At the airport I first bought a local sim card for my…
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Thoughts about my semester abroad in Taiwan …. and bubble tea
German summary at the bottom / Deutsche Zusammenfassung am Ende Preparations for my semester abroad Less than 2 months now and I will be in Taiwan again! I can’t really believe it yet. But already twice I had nightmares about packing my suitcase for Taiwan 😉 I find the thought of packing just 1 suitcase…
Back in Germany
The two weeks of my exciting trip to Taiwan came to an end. Last week on Thursday evening – after a 24 hour day of travelling – I arrived at my parents home in Germany. Luckily I had a weekend to recover: In the night from Friday to Saturday I slept 15 hours ! But…
Update: Aboriginal Culture Village
Finally I could access the pictures and videos I made at Aboriginal Culture Village. If you are interested in dance or music you might enjoy the video I made. It shows a selection of dance performances in the Aboriginal Village. I really enjoyed the performances and the singing.
First day in Kinmen
This morning I had to leave the home of my host family, the last few nights I will spend in hotels with other participants. The time here passed so quickly, I cannot believe that I fly home to Germany in a few days! So this morning we took a plane to Kinmen, this is an…
Two days in Taipei
The last two days I went on day trips to Taipei with Vivian. It’s not so far from Keelung and so one can reach it by bus or car. Before we went to Taipei on the first day we had a relaxed morning at the home of my host family. After a yummy lunch at…
Providence University Taichung
Good Morning Germany! Tonight maybe for the first time since I am in Taiwan I slept more than 8 hours 😉 I really needed this sleep. Yesterday we went back from Taichung to Keelung. After checking out of the Hotel in Taichung we went for a nice lunch at a seafood restaurant in Taichung: Then…
Sun Moon Lake and Taichung
Yesterday morning we visited some other places around Sun Moon Lake. Vivian and I took a boat across the lake to Shuishe while her parents took the car. There we took some pictures and had lunch. After lunch we took another boat, passing by Lalu Island, and went to Syanguang. There we had a look…
Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village and the “1000 year egg”
Today Vivian and I went to Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village. This is a mixture between an amusement park and a showcase of aboriginal culture. Taiwan has 13 different tribes of aborigines. In the park one could see houses of aborigines which very transferred to the park from their original site. Performers in the park illustrate…
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