Today was our last day at Wu-Ling High School. We spent most of the day at Yingge Old Street, where there were many ceramic shops. We shopped and had lunch in Yingge. When we returned to Wu-Ling, we had a closing ceremony and said goodbye to the school. Tomorrow we embark on a long day of travel to Boston.

A great day as one of our last! Gonna be sad to leave☹️

Today was Sunday, and our last weekend in Taiwan. I had a lot of fun at the aquarium with my host family and ate some cute penguin shaped bread. The seals were my favorite animal to see. After the aquarium, we did some mall shopping and i got some gifts. At the mall, we had Korean food for dinner and called it a night!

On the weekend, we went to the natutal history museum in New Taipei City. We then went to a amusement park and had fun on the rides. And we went to a nice restaurant for dinner!

We started the day off by having PE class at Wu-Ling High School. We played both soccer and basketball with some of the Wu-Ling students. After that, we joined a class and dyed fans and a retired Taiwanese diplomat gave us a speech. Then we learned how to make spring rolls for lunch and went to a local mall. To end the day some friends and I went to get some dinner together.

We started off with a field trip to a street market with some of our classmates from Wu Ling. We saw a lot of exciting foods and tried a lot of new ones. In the afternoon we took a boat ride to an island in the middle of a reservoir near Taoyuan. We walked around the island with our classmates and enjoyed the beautiful scenery there. 🌺🌸

Today was our first full day at WuLing Senior High School! Our day was split into two parts: immersion program with students at WuLing, and then a couple field trips. We started the day off with a little bit of an introduction into taiwanese pop culture and global issues. we then made mochi and marshmallows and enjoyed them at tea time with some other snacks and drinks!

We watched a musical performance prepared by the special music gifted class that they offer at WuLing. Afterwards, we switched classes and had an immersion program with a different class. we got an introduction to the school, and tried multiple traditional activities. after lunch, we went to hutoushan park as well as a temple. after school, i had hot pot for diner with my host family to end the day.

- Fang-yuan ‘26

On Monday we continued to explore Taipei because our host siblings didn’t have school since we went to school on Saturday to celebrate the school's anniversary. After exploring, CSW students and chaperones met up for dinner and talked about the trip so far. It was a great day finding new things to do in Taipei!

-Willow '26

On Sunday, we explored more of Taiwan with our host families. In the morning I watched baseball, did laundry, and worked on homework. In the afternoon we went to lunch at a shopping mall and had a buffet style lunch. In the evening we headed to a baseball game and watched the Fubon Guardians play.

-Tall ‘25

Today we attended the school anniversary! We were able to try food prepared by students and see each classes dance performances! After that I left the group with my host sibling for dinner and took the train to Tao Yuan for his band’s performance!

-Devon ‘25

We began today with a joint class with HSNU students where we discussed the differences between our schools, and then two more classes with my host sister. It was sunny and super hot, about 85 degrees fahrenheit. I had some dumplings for lunch and played some badminton inside.

Later, we had a class and then I had PE club after school. We had some sushi for dinner and went to go see the school concert, which was impressive, and was run by students. We saw many types of dance, singing, rapping, instruments, magic etc. It was very cool!

-Ivanna ‘26

Today we had school then went to the Taipei National Museum and Natural History Museum. We learned about the discovery of Taiwan and the first biologists who researched Taiwan. We also saw fossils of dinosaurs. We went to Ximeng Street which had a lot of shops and food. Wd had skewers for dinner and went home.

-Cleo

Garrett ‘25 taking over with my host brother Shawn!! We had a fun day at school followed by a long day of exploring Taipei. We went to local historical landmarks, night markets, shopping centers, and lots of places to eat!!

Today we had our first full day at HSNU - The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University. We met with the principal and went to a couple classes taught in mandarin. After our classes we went on a field trip. Then my host brother took me and some friends to Taipei 101. After that we went an all you can eat sushi place where we ate over 100 pieces of sushi.

Gabe ’26

Today was our first day at HSNU high school! we started off our day with an introduction of the school: their mission statement, how the school runs, as well as many of their highly successful clubs. we then got a guided tour of the school and got a sense of community and student expression (as seen from the choice of artwork made by students for their senior student cafe). our host siblings then came and got us for lunch, where we got to spend time with students from HSNU.

In the afternoon, we attended an orchestra rehearsal and got to enjoy beautiful music played by the students. at the end of the day, we split off with our host siblings and went our separate ways for home stays. I went out for dinner with my host family and their friends; we got pho and mango ice as dessert!

- Fang-yuan ‘26

Beautiful day of biking through the fields!!! The last day together as a group! But also last day with our lovely tour guide😔

On Saturday we had a chill rest day! We ventured around the city and ate McDonalds. We had time to work on homework and find more interesting things around town before dinner which was beef and a buffet. We were able to find some other Americans (one was from Texas like me!). It was a restful but fun day!

-Willow '26

On Friday we left Hualien and headed to Matai’ an Wetland, an aboriginal village. We learned aboriginal dances, weaving, and fishing. And we made mochi and stone hot pot. We had lunch there and then headed to a sugar factory, which is called Hua lien tang chang, and ate sugar popsicles. After, we went to a bridge near the sea and shopped. Finally we headed to dinner and went to a night market in Taitung.

On Thursday we started the day at a beach where we stacked rocks for good luck. Next, we went on a tour of a world war 2 military base. After that we got lunch and headed to a hike to a waterfall. To end the day we went to a Japanese temple.

On day 5, and we began by packing up from our hotel in Yilan and started heading farther south. We visited a local tea farm and harvested and cooked our own tea leaves. After that, we walked around a park and got ice cream. Then, we had lunch which was soup noodles and pork rice. We also visited a town on the sea and saw a fish market and a temple, and went to the beach. Lastly, we got on the train to Hualien and after we arrived at the hotel went for some dinner at the night market afterwards.

We first went to a museum about native Taiwanese culture and then had lunch. Afterwords we went to a honey farm and learned about collecting honey and honey bees as well as trying honey icecream. We finally went to a museum about Yilan and learned the history of Yilan and its people. Sorry this is late i could not get instagram to work

-Cleo '26

Today was our first day in a new hotel in the mountains. We started the day off by going to cook our own scallion pancakes. Once we finished we harvested scallions from a farm near by. Then we drove into a city to have lunch and shop. When we got back to the hotel we had a barbecue for dinner. Today was a fun and relaxing day in Taiwan.

A very rainy day in Yilan County! Today we made it to our second hotel in the mountains of Dongshan Township. But first we made a few stops at Juifen Old Street where we explored famous shops like the puff pastry store & got to send off our own lantern! We then stopped for lunch at @jiufenjiejiao where the food was delicious!

After lunch, we stopped at a cafe to get some drinks to warm us up and some ordered milkshakes 🙃our final stop before going back to the hotel for dinner was a hike up to see a beautiful waterfall!

Today we started off the day by traveling to a small city with museums of wood art and historical chairs. the city also had shops with little trinkets as well as a very beautiful temple! after lunch, we headed an hour away to a village in one of the main mountain ranges. we hiked and crossed the narrow 200 ft high/200 meter long bridge! we also got to soak our feet in a hot spring and meet a few animals!

We made a quick stop at a huge flower shop and then headed to dinner. we ended our day at a night market, a tourist hot spot for Taiwan!

Hello there! 

Our day began at 5 a.m. on Thursday, March 27 when we all met at the airport. Students were full of energy and excited for the journey ahead. The first leg of the trip was a 7 hour flight to San Francisco. After a short layover, we embarked on our 14 hour 15 minute flight. Students slept, watched movies, went on walks around the plane and counted down the minutes till arrival. 

We landed in Taipei at 6:30 p.m. (6:30 a.m. Boston time) after over 25 hours of arriving at Logan airport. We headed to the hotel where we will spend the next 2 days, then went out for hot pot. Students really enjoyed that. A quick 7 Eleven stop ended our night. 

We will begin our adventures tomorrow morning!