Q2.

2. 旅行中令你印象最深刻的事為何？為什麼？
During the trip, what impressed you the most? Why?

What impressed me the most... I would say would be making the grains of rice. It seems like it’s so much effort to simply make one small bag of rice that it doesn’t seem worth it, but through generations after generations they have done so and will not stop even for something perhaps would be more profitable. They have to pick the grain, shred the shells, and then package them, not to mention keeping them refrigerated and such. Likewise, the tea house was quite impressive too. The amount of vegetarian delicacies was astounding as well as the crude, hard work needed to transform those simple tea leaves into wonderful, aroma-filling tea.

River tracing was the most fun activity of the entire trip. I enjoyed being active and adventurous while admiring beautiful scenery and interacting with aboriginal people.

The thing that impressed the most is the nature of Taiwan land, it is so epic, words can’t describe the feeling. Also I’m impressed that the Taiwanese students know their land very well, they can explain to us at anytime, even I don’t know the parts of Malaysia. I’m totally impressed.

What impressed me most about this trip was how scenic and beautiful Taiwan is, especially how different, and yet beautiful in each region it was/is. Taipei’s city life is just as beautiful as the rural areas we visited, even though they are so different.

I think that Taroko Gorge was the most impressive by far millions of years of earth moving has created an incredibly beautiful landscape. The towering cliffs and mountains were awe-inspiring.

The scenery and beauty of the mountains and nature impressed me the most because it is rare to see such breathtaking sights where I live.

Meeting President Ma. um…does this need to be explained?

The quality of the hotels were impressive. We consistently stayed in hotels that were high quality and well staffed. Unfortunately, we did not get to enjoy a lot of the amenities because we usually arrived late into the night. The nightlife of Taipei was also very impressive because of the safety, the adventure, and the city people’s general friendliness.

The family aspect, for sure. If I were to create my own country, it would probably be Taiwan, with respect to the familiar culture. I could not believe that despite age differences, educational background differences, and socioeconomic incongruities, that we were able to be welcomed with open arms, joked with as if we were kin, etc. It was really incredible. I think it's a huge testament to how proud - but humble - the Taiwanese people are that they are able to be so welcoming.

I think that the two totally different sides of Taiwan impressed me the most...seeing people living without a TV and then a company that makes a lot of inventions and uses technology to help people...I think that impressed me because its two totally different way of life...in a small place!!!!

That is the relationship between people in this group and the care of Taiwan government to overseas youth

This is hard to say, because there were so many things that left me in awe. If I had to point out a specific landmark, it would be the Taroko Valley…it’s disgustingly huge and beautiful. It just leaves me speechless. If I had to point out something less specific, I would say the group’s ability to become so close in such a period of time. I attribute part of this to the fact that the counselors were so down to earth and friendly with everyone themselves.
I was also impressed by how little of Taiwan I actually knew about…Sure, I heard about “the beauty of sun-moon lake” and the “awesomeness of tarako” but I never really understood it- I took a lot of it for granted.

The dance performed by the natives, even though they weren’t professional dancers but just simple kids. But their dance is really special and unique of Taiwan.

Most impressive was the whole experience of Taroko Valley. I think it goes without saying that the scenery of cliffs and waterfalls paired with the down-to-earth aboriginal song and dance were a breathtaking combination.

Taroko national park – stunning
The guides who showed us around the sites – showed so much enthusiasm and passion for their jobs

My favorite activity was the river tracing and afterwards the tour of the National Park. I like water so playing in the river was really fun. The tour was also very good. I got to see a lot of beautiful places.

I was most impressed by the scenery of Taiwan, rather than the food. I really enjoyed Sun Moon Lake, and I wish we could have spent more time there.

很多人重感冒!!!然後去比賽，有感覺很冒險患難，生死與共!!!

桃米生態村的蛙鳴，在參加旅程之前就已經有在公視看過桃米的相關介紹，實際參與體驗便有似曾相識的感覺，尤其是親近大自然的民宿，晚上的生態冒險，這些都不是自己出遊可以享受得到的。也許印象深刻也因為小黑蚊在身上留下來的”紀念”吧！XD

怎麼跟一群像是外國人卻有跟台灣有所聯繫的夥伴們相處！

最令我印象深刻的是在布洛灣的那個晚上，除了是風景絕美外，當地努力保持的人文精神很值得我們深思。

溯溪，好刺激。

台灣人的人情味，因為讓我感到「回家了」。

最令我印象深刻的事情是在台南作美時大作戰,因為在台南問路,大家都會先問在哪條路,然後就很熱心的幫我們找,有時候還會跟我們說,不要去吃我們指定的那家店,他要報比較好吃的給我們去吃....非常可愛的路人們,何況那天我們一邊玩一邊找地方,玩的其實很開心,除了時間有點趕以外,我覺得會更好玩!!!!

729的交流時間，有著許多的名人、專家等等來為我們演講。這似乎是為整個活動做一個很好的整理，聽到許多不同人的分享。舞蹈家的分享對我而言似乎代表著’’以台灣人為榮’’(因為她說’’當我站在舞台時，就代表著台灣’’)。天下雜誌和徐老師，讓我了解道有更多不同的方式品嘗食物。(我想，不僅僅只是食物，生活中的事物都等帶著我們用更多種不同的角度去發現它)。李家同老師則提醒了我”謙虛”，畢竟，在不知不覺中將”傑出”兩字放在自己身上，卻忘了做人最基本的道理”謙虛”。

最讓我印象最深的是在台灣有默默的一群人，不管有沒有足夠的資源，還是不被環境打敗，能夠重新定位自已，找到方向，堅持開拓出屬於自已的道路，像港邊社區、日月老茶廠、桃米社區等…這些人和事都帶給我很多啟發和不知名的感動。

台灣人對於自己理想的堅持. 吃的方面, 許多百年老店都堅持著祖傳的配方, 雖然很多部分可以用機器取代, 但是她們卻堅持著老祖宗傳下的方法, 不投機取巧. 對於生活品質的堅持, 例如港邊社區的居民們, 她們堅持過著自己想要的生活, 不被現代化的誘惑給影響.

旅行中，印象最深刻的莫過於最後幾天大規模的流感，自己硬生倒地後，大家的關心與鼓勵，短短的兩個禮拜，大家卻有著深厚的情感，無論是小組內或是其他合力完成的活動，總是相互照顧，我感受到華僑們的身上，其實隱含著一股很強大的力量，就像台灣人總給外國人的印象：是那樣的熱情而溫暖。