2025.1.9 Before this trip to Taiwan, I had only seen dance traditions from Native American tribes in the states. When visiting YuYuPas, the Tsou tribe performed their dances. What I found interesting was how similar, based my observations, that the dances were here were compared to what I have seen in the states. Additionally, the…
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Taiwan Day 4
2025.1.7 Today we traveled from Taipei to Hsinchu in the morning. While on the road, I couldn’t help but draw comparisons to the countless hours I have spent on US interstates. As it has been pointed out by other people on this trip so far, everything is very compact here. After this drive, I have…
Taiwan Day 3 (National Taipei University)
2025.1.6 One thing from today while visiting NTPU that surprised me was how similar I observed college life at NTPU to the US college life. At NTPU students spoke about getting involved in interest-based clubs and community groups. For example, I spoke with an NTPU student who is involved in their dance organization and I…
Taiwan Day 1
Jan. 4th, 2025 We started the day by using the metro system in Taipei to travel to Taipei 101 and district 44. One thing I noticed about the trains themselves is how tidy they were. At Taipei 101 we learned about the architectural design choices that make up the building, including why there are both…