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Cultural
Exchange with Chuang Ching Elementary School in Kaohsiung
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With
the support of the Brisbane City Council Sister City Committee,
MacGregor developed a sister school exchange with Chuang Ching
Elementary School. It is primarily a cultural exchange.
The
first exchange took place in April 2000 when a group of 30 MacGregor
students, parents and teachers visited Kaohsiung.
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"In
this 21st Century as the world gets smaller what better
way to learn about the world than through a student exchange
..." Tony
You
can "shop till you drop but I did not like the squat
toilets." Katrina
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I
was worried about "my host family not speaking English
but they spoke great English. I was also worried that I
wouldn't like the food but they have Macdonalds so it was
fine." Katrina
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Teaching
our Taiwanese friends how to play handball created a lot
of interest.
I
was amazed at "the hospitality and the fact we were
treated like celebrities." Tony
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"I
enjoyed the different types of food. I had been worried
about how I would eat because I didn't know how to use chopsticks
but they had bought cutlery for us." Justin
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The
limbo: One
of the many light moments of the trip.
"The
hospitality was great! Everything was prepared. I appeared
in the newspaper." Justin
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was amazed "that more than 50% of the vehicles are scooters"
Katrina
"I
would like to go back and also visit mainland China."
Justin
"I
would like to go back because I have made a lot of friends."
Tony
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