beach cleanup in Taiwan

                                              Beach cleanup 2020.02.28

                                    海邊遊玩垃圾不落地～淨灘有意義

     這是我來台灣遊學第一次參與這麼有意義的淨灘活動，人們的無心之過常造成海洋的垃圾的漂散與海洋生態浩劫，所以今日我們決定發揮小小的力量共同響應淨灘愛地球活動，也要提醒大家到海邊遊玩時，記得帶走自身垃圾與物品，還給美麗的海洋一片生機喔！回家之後我還享用了草莓跟手工粉圓當甜點唷！今天真是美好又愉快的一天！

     You might not think of a beach cleanup as an outing. However, it is a great way to go out into the community, make a difference, and enjoy the outdoors along the way.

     This is my first time participating in a beach cleanup. People always forget to bring their trash back. It leads to ocean creatures face the ocean crisis!  Joyce told me a lot of knowledge about the beach clean and recycling. Reduce your plastic consumption by using your own thermos for water and coffee. Stop your use of single-use utensils like soup spoons and chopsticks by bringing your own. Joyce told me not only in Taiwan but also in greater Asia, have a huge problem with single-use plastics at restaurants. You can greatly reduce your impact by bringing the above items with you. Taiwan right now has a lot of beach clean NGOs, such as the society of wilderness, Green peace Taiwan, Taiwan Ocean Cleanup Alliance(T.O.C.A) and so on. Thanks to Joyce, who is a homeroom teacher in fourth grade, taking me to participate in this wonderful activity. When I go back to Dubai, I want to do the beach cleanup with my classmates.

     After we had a great time at the beach, we decided to pick up trash on the seashore. We were glad we did that. After we clean up the seashore, I felt so proud of myself. Then we went home to have strawberry and bubble milk tea as my dessert. What a great day!

 

 

 

 

Earthquake drill in School

                             Earthquake Drill in School      2020.03. 13

      今天在學校有一場讓我們練習地震時該如何保護生命安全的演習，首先我們會聽到警報器鈴聲大響，接著我們必須快速躲到堅硬的物品或器材下掩護頭部，保命的口訣是:蹲下、 掩護 、穩住，最後等地震停止後，我們須快速的戴上防災頭套並迅速到空曠的操場集合點名確認大家的安全。每一學期經由防災及逃生演練，讓我們學習到災難發生時該如何保護自己的生命安全。

      We had an earthquake disaster prevention drill at school today. It started after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake devastated central Taiwan and left more than 2,000 people dead in 1999. From that time, schools in Taiwan have held an earthquake drill every once a semester. First, we heard the earthquake alarm. We were taught the three steps to take in an earthquake: "get down, take cover, and hold on". Then we squeeze ourselves or our heads under the space. Also, we need to hold on to the desk lags to prevent the big strike. Finally, when the alarm stops we were assembled in our sports field. The government hopes everyone in Taiwan can take precautions and be prepared so that when a disaster hits, we can keep losses and damage to a minimum.

Here I am ! Visiting Crystal High-heel shaped church again !

       Here I am! Visiting Crystal High-heel shaped church again!  2020.03.06 

                                   水晶高跟鞋教堂 我又來囉!    

     這個假日我跟著昀傑和他的家人們再次拜訪嘉義的高跟鞋教堂唷! 原來建造高跟鞋教堂還有一個紀念的意義;根據WUWOW 大英文天團資料顯示 主要是因為在台灣沿海曾經飽受烏腳病之苦，許多女孩兒在結婚前，因為得了烏腳病，不得已需要截肢...😰因此無法穿上象徵幸福的美麗高跟鞋，邁入人生的新階段所以，建造高跟鞋教堂，象徵雲嘉南這一帶已經走過了這貧瘠的歲月，邁入幸福的新階段。透明玻璃組成的高跟鞋教堂在陽光照耀下倒映在水面上，波光粼粼好美唷！還有超大的結婚鑽戒及夢幻馬車場景，難怪現在有好多人都來這裡舉辦婚禮，連我也忍不住跟透明夢幻高跟鞋們合照留影囉！這個美麗的地方讓我留下美好的回憶。

Here I am in crystal High-heel shaped church again!

     Jerry and his family bring me to crystal high-heel shaped church again. The sun sparkled the lake. The crystal high-heel shaped church was shined beside the pond. According to the WUWOW  website, It is mainly because Blackfoot disease used to prevail over the coastal area. Many young girls had no choice but to cut off their feet. Thus, they couldn’t put on beautiful high-heel shoes to live happily ever after. The construction of the Crystal High-Heel Shaped Church represents the difficult time that has been long gone. It was so sweet to do that. Let the love pay it forward. We made an unforgettable memory in my mind. 

    

Visiting Kevin's Grandma in Guanmiao

                   Visiting Kevin's Grandma in Guanmiao  2020.01.16

                                   
                                    跟宏文一起到關廟外婆家

     宏文帶我到外婆的關廟家，沿途我們經過了當地的信仰中心-代天府 ，宏文跟我介紹背後的石雕香爐是拜拜後要將線香放置的地方，向天神祈求平安順利的意思。廟裡有龍 跟老虎栩栩如生的石雕，讓人心生敬畏。接著我們到了外婆家，社區裡有好多壁畫，我最喜歡一幅有鵝在吊橋下悠遊的愜意壁畫，上面還寫著可愛的童謠，鵝群的怡然自得令人嚮往。

     Last week, Kevin went to his grandmother's home. He took me to visit his grandmother. Her grandmother lives in Guanmiao, where is a rural district in southeastern Tainan. We visited a famous temple, called “ Dai Tian Temple”. The temple was originally constructed in the 17th century as the Baoning Temple. After an earthquake, the temple was relocated to another place and renamed Bao'an Temple. In 1955, the temple was rebuilt and renamed Madou Daitian Temple. The construction took around 10 years to be completed.

    

     Kevin introduced the incense burner to me and show me how to do the worship. There are several dragons and tigers hanging on the wall. With great reverence for the god, we have stayed in Dai Tian Temple for one hour. The stone sculpture was amazing! I like it.

Look at the suspension bridge on the mural. And there was a goose nursery rhyme written in red on the picture. We love it.

Get to know more about Australia!

                               Get to know more about Australia    2020.01.09

      I am so lucky to be here with two international volunteers. One is from Malaysia and the other is from Australia. They shared their country's culture in student assembly twice a week. Today Jack shared Australia's weather, environment, and bushfire. Cindy sat with me. Australia's government has pledged at least $34m (50 million Australian dollars) to help native plants and animals recover from the country’s devastating bushfires. Some ecologists estimate that one billion animals have died and much of the damage caused by the fires may be irreparable.

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     Jack will go back to Australia next Friday. All of us will miss him. We wrote a big card for him. I hope he could come back someday.

A mini-concert in Wunsian

                                 A mini-concert in Wunsian     2020.01.17

      Today I was so excited to join a Chinese music mini-concert at school. We have been practiced differently Chinese instruments in this semester. We can choose to participate in the Erhu club, bamboo flute club, or moon guitar club. Some of the kids can play well after the four months curriculum. Ruby told me about the story of the moon guitar. It sounded more gentle than the guitar. They played Christmas carol with it. It was very cute. Then Tina said more about the erhu instrument. It's a two-stringed bowed musical instrument, sometimes it was known as a Chinese violin. They played some Taiwan folk songs. It was so cool to hear local music. Lastly, all of them have an ensemble. Mat and Ting were with me to listen to the beautiful melody in the end.

Christmas in Taiwan

 Christmas in Taiwan    2019.12.25 

     It's a special sunny Christmas. Today we joined a fun activity in Wunsian primary school. We learn more about flag stories and the distance of the other countries. I felt excited to meet others around the world. We also received holiday cards from our lovely friends in different countries.  I felt so grateful to know each other !!  What a moment !!

A tour to Taiwan's temple and church

 A tour to Taiwan's temple and church      2019.12.07


     I got up at 4 A.M. in the early morning. Nick and his family brought me to a traditional temple in the north of Tainan city. They also sent me a red amulet to wear on my tail. People here believe it would protect kids against evil, disease or unhappiness. I felt so blessed! Besides, we went to a well-know glasses high heel church in Budai harbor in Chaiyi city. It is a giant shoe church for the wedding. We took so many photos there. And I had my first taste of yummy oyster noodles. What a wonderful weekend.

More information about the blue glasses church please check the website of CNN:http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/taiwan-shoe-church/index.html