Taiwan Halloween

CODE: VYA-2602DZ

Taichung Port, located in the Wuqi District of Taichung, is the second-largest international commercial port in Taiwan and the 97th largest in the world. MITSUI OUTLET PARK is the first seaport-themed shopping mall in the Taichung port district of Taiwan. Our community, Dazhuang Community, is situated in the Taichung port district and is the largest community in Wuqi District with a strong agricultural culture. The blend of urban and traditional cultures makes Dazhuang Community a unique cultural feature in the area. It also has the highest population of both elderly and young people, with one out of every nine residents being an elder. As a result, Dazhuang Community has been dedicated to taking care of the elderly and will organize more plans and activities for teenagers in 2019. With more volunteers joining the community, we hope to offer better care and education to the elderly and young people and infuse much vigor into the community.

Goals:
1. Learn about the culture of Chinese Temple in Taiwan.

2. Volunteers can participate in health promotion activities with elders and share their exotic cultures with children to broaden horizons and give local people unique country experiences.

3. We hope that the younger generation in the community will be able to introduce our unique features to international volunteers, making them more interested in participating in our community activities during and after the camp.

Work:
1. Elders company: The community holds health activities five times a week. Volunteers will participate, design interesting games, and prepare performances so that elders can experience different country cultures, have fun, and learn new things from different perspectives.
2. Assist in preparing for local Halloween and Ghost Festival ceremony: Prepare for the annual Zhongyuan Festival (Ghost Festival) activities of Chinese Dao temples with community people and share ghost-related festive culture in your countries with everyone.
3. Organize cultural activities for children: Organizing various cultural sharing activities, including sharing national cultures, your hometown, games, music, dance, or food, to help local children learn about cultural diversity and broaden their horizons.

Accommodation:
1. All participants will stay in the community in dormitory. Boys and girls will live separately. Wash machine and dry machine provided (TBC).
2. -Breakfast: participants can choose in local shops. And the host will cover the meal expenses.

3. Lunch: will have lunch with elders on every Monday, Wednesday to Sunday. Participants need to prepare by group rotation and local host will provide ingredients.
4. Dinner: Participants need to prepare by group rotation.

Location: Dazhuang Community of Taichung City, Taiwan
No.1, Ln. 168, Wenhua St., Wuqi Dist., Taichung City 435, Taiwan
Google Map: 台中市梧棲區大庄社區發展 https://maps.app.goo.gl/8ssD8RpdMAQEyKYn7
Meeting point: Shalu TRA Railway Station(沙鹿車站)
(Participants must take Taiwan Railways, “not Taiwan High Speed Rail.”)
Notice: NOT TAICHUNG TRA STATION, either TAICHUNG High Speed Rail (HSR) Station!
TIME : First Day, between 1400-1600pm.

SR:
1. Please note that the schedule is subject to change due to potential inclement weather or geographical limitations. Please remain flexible.
2. Please be aware that volunteers are responsible for their own expenses at free time such as transportation, meals, and anything else.
3. We highly recommend volunteers to bring their own creative ideas for activities, such as traditional/local outfits, games, performances, snacks, arts and cultural items, and other special items to share with local people.
4. It would be great to have local ingredients/sauces that stands for your countries to share with.

PF:
3. There is no participation fee for this program. We will cover the costs of accommodation, meals, and all activity materials. However, please note that you are responsible for your own transportation to the meeting point and any personal expenses.
4. Basic insurance will be provided during project period, but we strongly recommend that you purchase overseas travel insurance covering the entire trip.