We are down to a handful of days left for our visit to Taiwan. This day started at the National Taipei University of Education, which houses the Chinese Language Education Center. The team sat in on a Mandarin Chinese class that was being taught to Rotary Youth Exchange students. It was interesting to see the progress that these Latin American students have made in just two months. We were next treated to the Performance of Achievements, and works by a group of 16 students from Thailand who had just completed a 6-week course in language and culture at the university. The visitors were paired with Taiwanese student teachers during their stay.
Lunch was at the Yie-shian Rotary club, an all-female club that is in its 7th year. Each team member received a cake in celebration of the birth of one of the member’s grandchild. This exchange of food (cake or rice) is a Taiwanese custom. Flags were exchanged, and a group photo taken.
The afternoon was spent at the Miramar Ferris Wheel.
The Members of the 2008 District 7680 GSE Team are:
Team Leader: Rotarian Joni Stanley, a retired bank Vice-President
Team Member: Meredith Alm, Assistant Manager of Extreme Ice Center
Team Member: Jennifer Pearsall, Director of Charlotte Mecklenburg School System's English as a Second Language program
Team Member: Juontonio "JP" Pinckney, Foreign Exchange Analyst at Wachovia Bank
Team Member: Lena Warmack, Reporter for The Charlotte Observer
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Hi Joni! What an incredible experience you're having in Taiwan. Thank you for sharing your blog and pictures with us. Everyone here in New Hampshire is enjoying the vicarious adventure! We have plenty of questions when you get home, like did you go on the suspension bridge??
Take care and LOHAS!
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