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Friday, May 30th, 2025

5/30

Our group spent the majority of our day touring temples and other various religious sites around Kaohsiung. Our first stop was at the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas, which were my personal favorite. I really enjoyed being able to walk up and see a 360 view from different stories of the pagoda.  We walked along the river to other religious sights, including two temples. In the second temple, Professor Chen pointed out an interesting observation: many of the temples are very similar, yet appear very frequently in cities. Therefore, why are there so many of them? Professor Chen also questioned their […]

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Friday, May 30th, 2025

Taiwan Day eleven (5/30)

Today (5/30), we were able to sleep in before we headed off to the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas. I thought this was such an interesting place to see because it was a lot different then places we have previously seen. When we walked through the Dragon and Tiger Pagodas it was interesting to see the sides around us lined with folk stories. I thought the way the stories were interesting and as you walked through you were able to see how they progressed. We then walked over to the Zuoying Yuandi Temple which was especially interesting because it was a […]

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Friday, May 30th, 2025

Pandas, Processors & Prawns – Day 4 of Simple Joys in Taiwan – Day 4 {5/23}

I’m back again with another story to tell. Today was quite a light day, with even some time in the morning to explore on your own. And explore I did. By 8, I was out the door and where did I go first… to eat of course! I headed over to Liu Shandong Beef Noodles, considered to serve one of the single most famous Taiwanese foods, beef noodles. Quite delicious if I do say so myself. Just thinking about it makes me crave another. With some time still on my hands, I decided to explore a bit more of the […]

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Friday, May 30th, 2025

A Calming Day of Temples, Traditions, and Treasures: Day 3 {5/22}

I’m back again and this time I’m coming with a more calming tone. Today, we visited two different temples that represent two of the religions here in Taiwan. The first, Longshan Temple, follows the Buddhist religion. During our time there, I learned that people first pray to the heavens before turning toward the main temple to pray to the main god, Guanyin, the Goddess of Mercy. Fun Fact, Guanyin is also worshipped in India, but portrayed as a male figure there, thus referred to as Guanyin, the God of Mercy. Besides this, I learned about the offerings people bring when […]

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Friday, May 30th, 2025

Day 2, Taipei – AIT, SCM Solutions, and Celinius

Today we started with a visit to the American Institute in Taiwan, where we got to hear from Christopher Koschil, an American diplomat at this de facto embassy. The conversations gave me a whole new perspective on how diplomacy works. Christopher explained what they do a the AIT—basically everything an embassy would do, since the U.S. doesn’t officially recognize Taiwan as a county. He explained the history of U.S.–Taiwan relations and how it’s evolved over time. Taiwan is a major trading partner for the U.S., especially when it comes to semiconductors. Christopher explained that America, amongst many other countries, are […]

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Friday, May 30th, 2025

Taiwan: Day 10 – First Impressions of Kaohsiung

My first day in Kaohsiung was admittedly not as exciting as some of our other days in Taiwan. We took the high speed rail to the city and then visited the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts, which had some really interesting exhibitions. There was one in particular that I really enjoyed — the artist had created dream-like, colorful paintings that displayed undertones of religion and Buddhism. Though I liked the museum I do wish there were more displays, as I was able to see all the exhibits in a rather short amount of time. After the museum we headed to […]

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