During our final reflection ceremony—what we call Transference at Dragons—students were asked to work in groups to select 30 words that describe their experience in Taiwan. After sharing, students narrowed their lists down to 10 words and then......Read More

Swerving through windy roads, cabbage fields, and scenic mountainous landscape, we arrived at the base of the sacred forest hike. Before starting up the mountain, we offered a blessing in Atayal, expressing thankfulness for the forest. We began our......Read More

Today we woke up around 7:00 to the smell of wonderful breakfast: sandwiches prepared by our host mother. After breakfast we headed to the boy’s house for morning check-in. Since all of us were very tired, Trevor suggested we play Ninja. After an......Read More

MG and I woke up in our homestay around 7:30 AM, went out into the kitchen to eat some fruit and then went outside to watch the dogs run around. Next, we sat and talked with our homestay parents around the fire they created. We bonded and learned a......Read More

We started our day off pretty slow today. We had time to sleep in and pack before our dumpling workshop with our homestay parents. Mrs. Zhang set out some fruit and buns with hibiscus jam for breakfast. After we ate we began our first activity of......Read More

We had an early start to the day. Before the crack of dawn, the chickens, a rooster, and a turkey had already eaten breakfast and were singing their morning chorus. Coincidently, as we went over how we felt physically and mentally during morning......Read More

After taking a very crowded MRT ride, we got onto a bus and officially left Taipei, heading for our first homestay in Yilan. The bus ride had incredible views that showed small pockets of houses and manmade structures peeking through the dense......Read More

Today gave us a substantial taste of the deep-rooted ceramic culture of Taiwan. After a quick breakfast we began our journey by jumping between a series of brief train rides until we reached the town we had set out to explore. One thing I believe we......Read More

Today, December 25th, we celebrated Christmas by traveling by bus to Keelung, a port city north of Taipei. In Keelung we met Nicole Wang, a well-known ceramicist throughout Taiwan. She talked to us about her journey in ceramics, and the history of......Read More

We started the day in the hotel with a buffet breakfast and then walked to the MRT for the first time. Then we walked to the scavenger hunt on Di Hua Street and visited the temple of a love god. We split into smaller groups and set out to take......Read More

Everyone arrived safely and is resting up after the long flight. Looking forward to a great first day tomorrow!...Read More

After a late-night check-in to the Jiantan Youth Activity Center, we’ll have a later start for our first full day. We’ll go through introductions and begin Orientation, where we’ll discuss the course itinerary, health and safety guidelines,......Read More

I am so excited to experience the culture of Taiwan and meet new and  interesting people. I currently live in Elkins Park Pa. ( a suburb of Philadelphia). I am an artist and do paintings inspired by debris I pick up on the streets of Philadelphia.......Read More

Hi, my name is Polly Sweeney. I grew up in Chestnut Hill and Wyndmoor and I went to Springfield public schools until 9th grade where I came to SCH. At SCH I have a great group of friends, play a couple sport and try to integrate myself into the......Read More