Note: This is the first of two night markets that the students will get to experience in Taipei. Today we went to the Tonghua night market which is one of the top night markets in Taipei city. The market is lined with traditional and classic street food stands as well as small clothing stores. While…
Note: While students were accompanied on their National Palace Museum tour by a professional guide, Keefe not only relays some of the observations made by the guide, but injects his own personal observations in this blog post on Ceramic Art. Enjoy! In our first phase of our tour to the Palace Museum, our guide told…
Note: While Alex puts the post on the blog, student reflections are their own, accompanied by pictures of their choosing. At the Palace Museum, I chose to focus on the traditional Taiwanese ink paintings. The majority of the exhibit on traditional paintings were primarily landscapes. Some had figures (people or animals) in them. The theme…
The Northwest School
Each year, The Northwest School offers students the opportunity to take part in one of its international trips — two-week long immersive experiences to improve language fluency, experience local culture and study the history of the region.
