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Upon arriving from Taiwan, students from the exchange program are taken to the campus
store where senior Alejandro Carriazo shows them the latest in Wolverine gear. The
Taiwanese students were in Miami for 17 days.

After arriving from the airport, senior Pedro Garcia and exchange At Shark Valley, sophomore Jose Garcia-Chirino with Chiang Hung Yi Preparing to depart, senior Victor Lopez de Mendoza shares a few
student Shanghua Wu (Marcus) get to know each other better. (Joshua) and Hsu Yu Chieh (Alister) listen to the ranger before setting off words with Chen Pin Yen (Vincent) before heading back to Taiwan.
Taiwanese exchange students stayed in the homes of their American on the bike ride through the park. The exchange students also enjoyed an The program included a total of 14 Taiwanese students, the largest
counterparts. airboat ride through the everglades. number of participants so far.
A Cultural Exchange
By: Jorge Paez

In the morning of January 24, Everglades Park, and heading out to a were eager to get back home to their
fourteen students from St. Ignatius beach. families, they definitely demonstrated
High School, located in Taiwan, arrived “Hosting the Taiwanese foreign the bonds that were created with their
in Miami. The exchange students exchange students was an extremely brothers in America.
stayed for seventeen days in the homes fulfilling experience that opened my All the exchange students
of their host families and followed their eyes to a completely foreign culture,” expressed their gratitude to the host
American counterparts at school. said senior Alejandro Carriazo. families, and let them know their hopes
While in school, they attended After 17 days of cultural of once again reuniting in the near
classes and were completely involved exchanges between the Taiwanese future. A group of sophomores, juniors,
in the lives of their shadows. They also students and their counterparts, they and seniors later reciprocated the
participated in other activities, such as headed back to their native country exchange by travelling to Taiwan during
attending a Miami Heat game, going to with mixed emotions. Although they Easter break.