Category: Taiwan: Field Study

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…

So far on this trip, the past two days have been some of my favorites. Yesterday we had the opportunity to walk around Alishan National Park and explore the high altitudes of Taiwan. Some of the trees were extremely old and others were very tall and straight. The park felt like a magical forest and…

On Wednesday, January 8th, we went to a glue factory. They make different types of glue for different applications such as bikes, engines, 3D printers, and other technology. We first got a lesson and tour by the engineers in the building. Then we went to the factory and saw how the different glues were made…

While in Taiwan I was always looking for similarities or differences between the Taiwanese culture and our own. The first major thing I noticed was the cleanliness of the city. There was no trash anywhere. The metro was even clean which is impossible to find in almost all American cities. What made this even more…

On the second day we went to the National Palace Museum in northern Taipei City. Taipei city is surrounded by mountains to this drive to the museum was very cool and our guide Nick told us that many wealth families in Taipei chose this area to live because of the mountainous vibe. The museum itself…

The first day of the trip we started the day at Taipei 101 an economic center in west Taipei city. It is the tallest building in Taiwan with 101 floors as the name suggests. The 101 floors are broken up into 8 distinct sections. Our guide Nick told us that the building was constructed with…

January 5th, 2025 First, we visited the National Palace Museum, exploring exhibits of jade and other precious materials that are used to make things like jewelry and antiques. Here, we learned the importance of jade in Chinese culture. The National Palace has a lot of jade pieces and the very best of it. This is…

There is a lot I wanna talk about with my Taiwan trip and my field study but I hope I am able to capture the fun I had by coming back to home while also experiencing things academically for the field study through my writing/blog. I feel like the first day of the field study…

In the past two days, I have had the opportunity to drive from the north to southern Taiwan and see the city of Chiayi. I found our visit to Everwide Chemical co to be very informative of the business structure in Taiwan. They have a similar structure to companies in America where developers and researchers…

January 4th, 2025 First, we went to Taipei 101, the former financial center of Taiwan. I was excited to see it in person, and it was an incredible sight, especially from a distance. During our visit, we learned about the architecture of Taipei 101. It looks like a bamboo stick and is divided into eight…