This weekend, our group woke up early on Saturday and attended the 19th anniversary party of a local high school named 鳳新高中 (FengShanGaoZhong). Though I'm unsure why, we were presented as honored guests from the United States. Students pulled out their cell phones and cameras to get pictures of us on stage. After the opening ceremony was over, students approached us to take pictures, and a teacher who also volunteers with NSLI-Y gave us a tour of the campus and the celebration that was taking place. A main building housed student artwork that was absolutely amazing!
All of these pieces were done by high school students!
This guy made an Ursula costume from "The Little Mermaid."
Outside the school, there were tons of students selling sausage, fruit, teas, sodas, french fries, tacos, noodles and other goodies. It felt like being at a Taiwanese Night Market. In Kaohsiung, there are multiple 夜市 (yeshi...aka night market) that have tons of vendors selling food, clothes, and games. It's a bit like a county fair, only they operate every weekend and some weekdays. A local delicacy is "stinky tofu". The chances are if you come to Taiwan, someone with ask you, "Have you eaten stinky tofu?", and then "Did you like it?"
A photo with some of the performers from the opening ceremony.
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Love you all!
Mack
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