Today I spent around four hours chatting with students. One in the morning on the phone from Texas, the other in the evening via Skype from New York State.
Hungren reminded me to explore the world instead of doing the same thing all my life. Brian, with whom I chatted in English for 2 and a half hours, raised a thought-provoking issue. Are we Taiwanese losing our cultural identity? Can you say any Taiwnese proverbs? Can you sing any Taiwanese songs? Can you tell a Taiwnese folktale?
Yesterady on my FB page I wrote, "I love Taiwan." But I am not fluent in Taiwanese; strictly speaking, I don't know much Taiwanese. Brian gave me a rude awakening. As a Taiwanese, I need to care more about Taiwanese culture.
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