Bye bye Taiwan...

My internship is almost finishing.. In this post, I will tell more about my impressions in this lovely place, Taiwan!

I loved Taiwan! I loved Taiwanese people.. they are so receptive, polite, helpful and friendly! It´s so incredible..
I am really sad to leave! Hope that everybody who is reading this blog, can have the chance to come here and enjoy this wonderful Taiwan! It is much more than you expect!

Cang Jiu Winery

Cang Jiu Winery is located inside of Toucheng Leisure farm and is the first private winery in Yilan built on the concept of  “green building”. 

(Cang Jiu Winery is located in the number 14, just few minutes by foot from the Office, number 4)

Taroko Gorge National Park

Taroko National Park is located in the east of Taiwan. It lies across 3 administrative areas, Hualien County, Taichung County and Nantou County. It´s near from Yilan County. It´s just 2 hours, by car, from here.

Wastewater Treatment - Sustainability Way

`Water being a limited resource, there is an increasing concern for water and environmental quality. Pollution is a serious problem which threats springs and rivers, there being research needed on treatment and conservation. One form of wastewater treatment is the utilization of biological filters, through constructed wetlands and ponds with aquatic plants. Ponds of aquatic macrophytes and swamps play a role of filters for contaminants, helping to return clean water to the watershed.`

Yilan County

In the posts I´m trying to passing to the foreigners how is this `farm life´.. To understand all that I´m saying you have to experience!! 

Nono here!!!

Nono presents a comedy program in Taiwan! He is very famous here!

Nono and his staff came to the farm to recording a program! I didn´t understand a word about what they were saying, but I think it was everything very funny, because everybody was laughing a lot!

The following picture was photographed in front of the mud hut. A mud hut is a kind of farm house in Taiwan with a history of about 70 years or more. It is a house built by the farmers by using mud, bamboos, dried grass and wooden beams. Mud is the main material to build its walls, floors and staircases, where as dry grasses are used to build the roof of the hut. Mud hut is built with several techniques, but needs to be repaired from time to time. A mud hut is basically cool during summer and warm during winter.

Nono with Grandma (owner of the farm)

International Guests in TC Farm

In this week, we had special guests here! Louis and Blend from France, Katie from USA and Andrea from Italy! They are studying in Taipei!

They participated in all activities of the farm! :)

Painting T-shirts:

Andrea

Arriving in Taiwan

Everything in Taiwan is so different than Brazil! It´s a completely different culture! The food tastes so new for me, that even I can´t explain! Just the traffic is the same, but there are a lot of motorcycles here.. It´s so funny! Even the elderly has motorcycle!

But, people here, especially in the farm, are so receptive that makes easier all the difference!

Development Traineeship in Toucheng Leisure Farm by AIESEC

Hi! 

My name´s Camila and I´m from São Paulo, Brazil. I´m doing my development traineeship in Yilan County, Taiwan by AIESEC. Thanks LC INSPER for that experience!

I´m working in Toucheng Leisure Farm, a really ecological farm, that has a lot of things to do, specially learning about nature.

Synergy between Nature and Humans – Admirable mission by a Leisure Farm

The Toucheng Leisure Farm in Yilan County, Taiwan, just one hour from Taipei City, has more in mind than offering their guests accommodation and entertainment. In fact, the educational aim of the Toucheng Leisure Farm is to get their guests to find their way from stressful city-life, where material luxury has become the mean of pursuing happiness, back to a basic and simple life, where harmony and happiness are inhabited in the connection with nature, where simple things can bring full satisfaction and relaxation.

Toucheng Leisure Farm – For Parents

Every summer, Toucheng Leisure Farm offers a summer camp for kids, from the age of 6 – 12, to enjoy one week of adventures and fun in the mountains of Kengfeng village. Increasingly, also children from overseas such as Singapore or Hong Kong are joining, either for the purpose of improving their Chinese language skills or to just get out of the city- noise and experience rural roots, where school pressures, and even computers and game boys become the last thing on their mind. But while the kids are busy all day, exploring the unknown with their peer companions, there is no time for them to take care of their parents. So what to do with them? 

Toucheng Leisure Farm For Everyone

Traveling in Asia is a special experience. Spending time of your stay in Taiwan at the Toucheng Leisure Farm is one of these special experiences you should add to your travel route if you are interested in the Taiwanese culture and its natural environment. Only one hour from Taipei, Toucheng Leisure Farm is easy to reach. It offers its guests several activities and opportunities to spend their time according to their interests, outside the city.

Toucheng Leisure Farm - Children and the Farm

Times have changed for children. Because of globalization and the seemingly absence of time, it appears as if the world has grown but its time has shrunken. Indeed, nowadays one not only has to compete on the local job market, but in fact, on the world market. For this reason, parents worry about the future of their children and try to educate them as much as possible. School, tutoring, playing an instrument, learning another language and being good at sports are just a few examples of the pressures a child of today’s century has to bear. The majority of these activities are indoors, proofing that in the course of time the main activities of children have shifted from outdoor activities to indoor activities.