Last Thursday, March 4th, my (Annalicia’s) school had another “Field Trip Day”. And, I got to go with the fourth graders to a small village in Yunlin County, up in the mountains, known as Gukeng. (Gukeng is especially famous here for its coffee.)
A tiny elementary school in Gukeng hosted our students. From what I was told, the government wanted to close this school down a few years ago (because it was so low in numbers), but the school made an agreement with the government instead. They said if they were allowed to stay open, they would host other Yunlin students for educational purposes. So, that’s what we went there for.
We were taken on an ecology tour of the beautiful area in the morning. In the afternoon, we tie-dyed bags. The blue dye we used was derived from the leaves of a tree native to the area. It was very fun! The kids seemed to love it!
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