Meinong

Meinong was one of the places that I did a little research on before we came to Taiwan. I think what drew me to this city was it's history...the Hakka culture, beautiful handmade paper umbrellas, and lei tea. We got a little taste of everything with groups divided into 4 tables with 20 other students from Kaohsiung Municipal Sinsing Senior High School. What better way to learn than hands-on...pounding and making tea from scratch. My arms got a solid workout in...who needs the gym when your in Taiwan making traditional Hakka tea!

In photo: Amy, Steph, Emily

I was even more impressed with the beautiful handmade painted umbrellas that Sylvia, Colin, Nicholas, Kirstie, Emily, Jerry, Peter, and Andy created. Perhaps a profitable fundraising idea for future BASE fundraising? We get plenty of rain lol!

In photo: Colin, Sylvia, Kirstie

The Hakka architecture was picture perfect. The center of the house shows a special temple of ancestral worship that recreates the chinese characters of sun, to say, and prosperity. The rooms in this house are quite unique in design b/c all the hallways are located outside.

In photo: Hakka Traditional House

The last photo of the night goes out to Sylvia...James, please be ready to work tom for 5 am in the rice fields!