Staying at Deguang Summer vacation in Taiwan Deguang Catholic high school 台南市天主教德光中學 Nicole Chew 趙培藝 6/29/2012

Class 上課 We had different classes, but we still got to sit in a class with the rest of the Deguang students. Deguang students have uniforms, which, unfortunately, I do not have a picture of.

What I think 我的感想 I think Taiwan class is a little boring, because it’s all work, no hands on activities or getting up and things like that. They were all reviewing when I was there, because they have a big test coming up.

Erhu, straw animals, and weaving 二胡 吸管動物 手工藝 We tried to learn erhu. It was fun to learn. We also wove bracelets and made seahorses and dragons out of straws.

What I think 我的感想 The erhu is almost the hardest instrument on the planet to me. It was impossible not to make it to sound like a dying goat. The group played a very nice ukulele song for us. The bracelets and straw animals was really cool and fun.

Cooking class 烹飪 We made rice tube cake, dumplings, and soup.

What I think 我的感想 I’m glad we only had 3 dishes, not 9. The food was good, but it was also a lot. I wish we could of gotten to cook more. I got a little bored when we were waiting for it to cook.

Diabolo 扯鈴 We had diabolo class, and the two girls that taught us were really nice, and I learned a lot.

What I think 我的感想 Diabolo is really fun, and I even tried the tuoluo, which is harder. The sisters were really nice, and let us take home the ones we used as souvenirs.

Calligraphy and paper cutting 書法剪紙 We learned how to write traditional calligraphy and cut paper like Chinese do for new years’ or any special event.

What I think 我的感想 It was very fun, but I don’t think I did a very good job. It also surprises me how much you can do with a piece of paper and a pair of scissors.

Historic sites 歷史古蹟 We went to a lot of places, like Confucius temple, Shi kan lou, and even more temples. And a church.

What I think 我的感想 The temples are very interesting and pretty, and Shi kan lou has a lot of history, but after a while it all looks the same. The Chinese style church is different then what I’m used to.

Food 美食 So much food here!

What I think 我的感想 FOOD! YUMMY FOOD! GOOD FOOD! Enough said.

Goodbye 台灣再見 I had as great time here. It was a wonderful summer. Photos by Petty Wu 吳老師