First NameAlice
Last NameMorgan
Emailalicemorgan357@gmail.com
Submission DateMar 31, 2018
  
Places of Interest VisitedThis month I’ve visited so many interesting and exciting sights, not limited to Taipei as my district went on a rotary trip to Taitung, a city in the south of Taiwan. In Taitung I kicked off this March ‘with a bang’ as I participated in an activity of throwing firecrackers at fellow exchange students! We stayed in a hotel for a few days and got to visit the night market before travelling to the outskirts to go to the hotsprings and rice paddies (with mountain views on the bus ride). Once I got back to Taipei I didn’t hesitate to continue travelling, I went to visit the Martyr’s shrine, the lantern festival and Xindian. This paired with going out after school to explore the parts of Taipei other exchange students have fallen in love with and want to show me, venturing to all these new destinations is one of the biggest highlights of this month.
Social and Sporting ActivitiesDespite the high difficulty of my three hour Chinese classes that are five days a week I have gotten through it all with help of my classmates. Unlike the other exchange students I am in a regular university course for studying Mandarin and it is challenging at times, especially since I am not accompanied by any other exchange students, but it has given me the opportunity to reach out to those in my class. I gone out with them to play volleyball, have lunch and we have dinner together at least once a week after class and it’s been enlightening to get to know people of so many backgrounds.
  
Rotary Meetings / Functions AttendedI briefly attended a TRYEMP (Taiwan rotary youth exchange multidistrict program) to meet members of the committee and I went to my club’s meeting this Wednesday, giving a quick speech of this month’s activities and an introduction of myself.