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Monday, May 26th, 2025

Day Six – Taipei

This morning we had a lot of time dedicated toward reflection on the last five days that we’ve spent here in Taipei. We have learned many things up until this point, and now we need to do the work of critically thinking about our observations and how they demonstrate the relationship between business and religion. Despite this being the principal point of the course, I still struggled a little to draw connections between the two. Hearing my peers’ reflections and the professors’ responses to them helped me conceptualize the idea better. My goal going forward is to take more specific […]

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Monday, May 26th, 2025

5/25

This morning we had class at the hotel where we reflected on our time in Taiwan so far, particularly focusing on the fusion of business and religion. One of the most challenging aspects of the morning was answering the prompts the professors assigned to us. Not only was it challenging to answer the questions briefly, but handwriting the answers also presented a unique challenge. I haven’t been asked to handwrite an essay without access to technology since high school, so I really had to think about what I was writing. After class, Hanna, Kyla, Malli and I went into town […]

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Sunday, May 25th, 2025

Day 2 Highlights {5/21}

Hey hey, I’m back again! This time, I’ll be sharing a bit about my day 2 here in Taiwan. We kicked off the day at a decent hour, around 8 AM. Before anything else, of course, came breakfast. Gotta fuel up before a day of exploring and learning! After breakfast was our first official company visit (and the first one of the entire trip) was to The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT). Let me just say, what a way to start. The visit really set the tone for what’s to come on this journey. The meeting was both informational and intentional. […]

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Sunday, May 25th, 2025

Setting the Tone: Day 1 {5/20}

…Ok, it’s official. I’m officially in Taiwan!!!!! 🇹🇼 I’m so excited for this opportunity and everything that’s ahead. Speaking of what’s ahead, right after a 16-hour flight, we got down to business. Once we boarded the bus, our very chic and talented tour guide Peter gave us a quick rundown on how the trip would go. He also hit us with a brief but super interesting history lesson about Taiwan. It was cool to hear about the mix of cultures here, but the way Chinese, Japanese, and Taiwan’s own unique flavor. After that, we headed to our hotel to drop […]

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Sunday, May 25th, 2025

Taiwan Day six (5/25)

Today (5/25), we started the day by having a class that involved reflecting what we have learned so far. I found hearing everyone’s thoughts insightful and interesting because everyone had different things that spoke to them. Additionally, things that stuck out to some people were sometimes things I didn’t think about myself. After our meeting, some of us headed out to the train in order to find something to eat. We took the train a couple stops before getting off and wandering around. We found this restaurant and while part of the menu was in English, the younger women who […]

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Sunday, May 25th, 2025

Taiwan: Day 5 – Taipei National University of the Arts & Yongkang Market

On day 5 of our trip we got to interact with local Taiwanese students after going to the Taipei National University of the Arts, which was located in a hilly area in Beitou District. Being that I do art myself I really enjoyed our time at the school, and it was really amazing seeing all the different artwork that the students there had created. There was a ton of variation in media and art style, and it was pretty clear that the students had a lot of space to explore different ways of making art. The campus itself was also […]

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