By Brian Asin & Sandra Lee On May 8th, we visited MingDao High School in Taichung to further educate ourselves about school-based Scouting in Taiwan. As soon as we opened the bus doors, the junior high-school Scouts greeted us with welcoming enthusiasm. These Scouts were obviously very proud of their program and didn’t hesitate to share their stories […]
By Brian Asin The Digital Divide Volunteer Initiative is an ongoing program organized by local Taiwanese Rover Scouts. The Digital Divide is a socio-economic concept that describes the gap in the access to modern information and technology. Though this is most easily understood using comparisons between developed and less developed countries, it also applies to […]
By Nick Leung Within the first week, we traveled from the rural area of Shuanglianpi to the National Changhua University of Education. This marked the end of our first two major stops in Taiwan: Hualien and Shuanglianpi. As a Rover Scout on my first International Service Project (or iProj for short), I wanted to take […]
By Sandra Today is Day 2 of our International Service Project in Taiwan. After our early breakfast, we walked to nearby Hwa Gang High School and met Scouter Pencil and his students. It was our first time interacting with a larger crowd of Taiwanese Scouts, and some of us were a little anxious.
By Brian Asin ‘Rice burgers & tour bus karaoke’ is exactly how I’d want to describe my first day in Taiwan. From the “open 24 hours” dumpling shops to the beautiful mountainside views, it’s hard to not get lost in the magic of the island nation. As soon as we exited the gates at Taoyuan […]
By Jan Nguyen On Sunday April 23rd, our Rover Crew volunteered for the Soup Kitchen at The Salvation Army. The group had volunteered here in the past, but it was the first time for a lot of Rover Scouts, including myself! In this blog, I’m going to share the story of what it’s like volunteering […]
Throwback Mangrove Trees! (iProj 2015 Malaysia). Looking back now, Malaysia & Singapore don’t seem all that long ago! Throwback to our time in Sarawak, Malaysia! We trekked towards the marshlands to plant a few hundred mangrove seedlings together– and it’s still going on! In an extended partnership with the Malaysian Scouts, seedlings and these trees […]
COUNTDOWN TO iPROJ: 1 WEEK! One of the things we’re most excited for is learning more about Taiwanese culture, and that includes their rich variety of food!! Prior for our adventure Eastwards, we are prepping our tastebuds for when we dine with the Taiwanese Scouts! So, we went to try some local versions of food […]
By Brian Asin & Sandra Lee 2017 is in full swing, which means that there’s only a couple of months until our Rover Scout Group contingent departs to Taiwan on the 6th International Service Project (iProj) in May. As a first timer going on iProj this year, I wanted to hear all the great stories coming from Rovers who […]
By Brian Asin Vancouver has been recognized time and time again as a green city. We have a ton of sustainable development initiatives and waste reduction policies under our belt. The heaps of trash left in the campgrounds after the annual Pemberton Music Festival, however, show a side of the ‘green city’ that we aren’t […]