What's a Beavertale, you ask? No, I'm not talking about the delicious Canadian dessert. District 7080 has Outbound exchange students write open letters home at 3 points in their year abroad. The letters, called "Beaver Tales", are posted on the District 7080 website. They act as a great memoir for us, an update for our … Continue reading Read Our Beaver Tales
Author: Serena 葉栗娜
Hi there! I'm Serena, I'm here to document my adventures so when I'm old and decrepit I'll have something fun to look back on.
海灘,山,和食物 ~ Mountains, oysters, and tying knots?
Before we begin, head over to Youtube to see my 3rd Month in Taiwan video by clicking on the blue text! 上星期，我們去海攤! 我們找牡蠣和蛤蠣! 很好玩! 我找了一點點，沒有很多，而我且很累了! 之後，在海灘，我們燒烤牡蠣，和吃很多海鮮。我吃報飽了，之後我們去吃火鍋和吃很多海鮮很好吃! 肚子很脹。 Last week, my family and my counselor Tom's family all went to the beach in Changhua to scavenge for clams and oysters. To get there, we rode in … Continue reading 海灘,山,和食物 ~ Mountains, oysters, and tying knots?
Challenges in Chinese
Before we begin, click here to see my 2nd Month in Taiwan video! Hello again! The last two weeks have been jam-packed, literally. Since Taiwan celebrated its birthday with a holiday this Thursday, in order to have a four-day weekend, everyone had to go to work or school last Saturday. It was clear nobody wanted … Continue reading Challenges in Chinese
Living vs. Adjusting
I took the train by myself today!!!!! 我今天單獨去候車!!!!! I spent the day at Chinese classes with the other exchange students, where we had our first dance class - the instructor tried to teach the girls how to be sexy and the boys how to be “powerful”. Almost all of us have no experience dancing, and … Continue reading Living vs. Adjusting
2天，2爬山，3珍珠奶茶
2 days, 2 mountains, 3 bubble teas! I think this is my fifth blog post in Taiwan– which means I’ve been here for a little over a month. It’s scary to think about how quickly time passes (head over to Youtube to see my 1 Month in Taiwan video) - click on the blue text … Continue reading 2天，2爬山，3珍珠奶茶
Mishaps with Mandarin
This week’s special: I lock my host mom and I out of the house!! Everyday, I hear my favourite type of music through the walls of my house: angry piano music. I asked my mom about it, and she said our neighbor plays piano very well. We went over to say hi, and as I … Continue reading Mishaps with Mandarin
Lost on the Streets of Toufen
I left last off week’s post on Friday, which was going to be my first day of school. Luckily for me, there was a change of plans, and I didn’t have to go!! I debated between trying to be a great exchange student, and asking to go, or staying home and catching up on sleep. … Continue reading Lost on the Streets of Toufen
Alone on the Streets of Toufen
Am I back again, already? Time flies. My second week gave me more time to relax than the first. Saturday, however, was full of excitement! I spent the whole day at our Inbound Orientation, which was held in a banquet hall and hosted by District 3501 (my district) and 3502. With both districts, there was … Continue reading Alone on the Streets of Toufen
The First Week
Ahh!! I can’t believe I’m finally here. I’m no longer an outbound, preparing to go – this is the real deal. So far, I have been in Taiwan for 4 days. Each day is so full that I haven’t even had time to unpack. (Well, I could’ve unpacked on the first day I got here, … Continue reading The First Week
The Last Month
Alright, so it's been awhile. But I'm back!! Before you ask, I do plan to update this blog bi-weekly while I'm on exchange. I figure it's okay if I'm a bit less frequent while I'm still in Canada though, because, well, I'm still in Canada. This past month has been hectic, but more exciting and … Continue reading The Last Month
Serena Around the World 