During our money talk on the One Eight Zero Podcast, we covered various financial topics, from purchase decision-making, budgeting, and investing, to side hustles and managing a YouTube account. Maybe because I was too excited about all of the insightful tips being given, I wasn’t paying enough attention when we discussed the topic of self-investment. […]
By Henry Chow Although I’m not graduating with my peers just yet, I still have a few thoughts to share as the end of the Scouting year draws close. Photo Credit: Bo Hung Chen
By Crystal Wong: There are a variety of ways for someone to enjoy Canada Day. For certain members of our Scout group, this took the form of hosting educational activities, and making many new friends; all under the glow of our bright red tents. With the aim of hosting a family-friendly event, our Rovers planned […]
Written by: Rena Kakuda All throughout my 12 years of public schooling I was never the one to take on roles of leadership, nor the one with confidence or popularity, and I certainly never found myself in the center of any “drama”, good or bad. I was quite comfortable with the lukewarm bubble of my […]
Written by: Nick Pham The previous weekend may have been rainy, gloomy and chilly for some, but to 18 of our Rovers, it was also one of the warmest, most joyful and memorable weekends of the year. From 6pm April 7th to 6am April 8th, our Rovers were helping the NiteHike committee create an educational playground […]
By Brian Asin During the last leg of our trip in Taipei, we were hosted at the National Taiwanese Scout Headquarters. Our presenters, Eli Chan, Victor Chan, Kevin Heung, Dylan Book, and Scouter David Yuan once again shared our Rover Crew’s youth development strategy, our accomplishments and our future aspirations at a second open forum […]
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 ‘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 […]
As a sequel to our previous blog post about Caelan’s first impressions, we had the chance to talk to Shiyu about what she thinks of her time so far as a New Rover Scout. Hi Shiyu, thanks for letting me speak with you. Let’s start off with something easy. What made you decide to reach […]
Continuing to shine the spotlight on some of the Rovers, today I would like to feature one of our newest members, Caelan Huesing, as she shares a bit about her background and what initially attracted her to the program in the first place. Let’s talk a bit about yourself first. Well, this is my first […]