Taiwan Summer Program

Current St. Louis U. High freshmen, sophomores and juniors studying Chinese travel to various cities in Taiwan over the summer to participate in a two (2)-week language immersion program. The program includes a visit to St. Aloysius Technical School, our Jesuit partner school in Taiwan. Students visit major Taiwanese cities, interact with Taiwanese peers, and participate in cultural programs and field trips.

Tentative 2023 dates: Saturday, June 10th to Saturday, June 24th, 2023.

Estimated program fees: $3,500-$3,800 per student

Faculty Leaders: Mr. Yude Huang and Mr. Dan Schulte

TO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM CLICK HERE

Charlie Perry ‘19

After we left Taipei for the countryside, we all stayed with a host family for a few days. During my days with my host family I visited the Fulong International Sand Sculpture Arts Festival and biked to see Turtle Island. Sadly, our stays with our host families were only 3 days but all of us made great memories with our families and are still in contact with them. After we departed from our host families we took the train back to Taipei and visited the zoo to see pandas and many other aboriginal species of Taiwan. On our last night of the trip, we rode the metro to Taipei 101, one of the world’s tallest buildings, and gazed out at the city that had been our home for the past two weeks.

Augustus Lodholz '20

After arriving at the airport in Taipei we made our way through the city, beautifully lit up at night time, to arrive at the great CU Hotel Taipei. The CU Hotel was conveniently located only a short walk from various breakfast shops, a local 7-11, a small park, a vibrant night market, and a metro station which seemed to access the whole city of Taipei. On the first day of the trip we explored an interesting pack of shops and street performers on the Old Ceramic street. Immediately afterwards the group headed to watch the hometown Fubon Guardians play a great baseball game.

We started of the next day with some sightseeing at the magnificent Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall, where we watched a changing of the guards ceremony. Later in the day, Our Lady of Providence High School welcomed us. They provided several group games to be played. If you lost, you had to face a punishment of performing Taiwanese dance from the 1950’s, yelling out an embarrassing phrase, or reciting a song. Other highlights of our time in Taipei included riding bikes on the riverfront and exploring night markets. Just before meeting our host families we spent a day in Hualien, a small coastal town on the East side of the island. There I had a wonderful time exploring the local night market. Here we were free to try local foods, such as the delicious pig blood cake. The night market had a relaxed feel, with open walking spaces, grass fields, and street musicians throughout.

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