The title of this blog sounds “DOPE” like the name of the Hip Hop album. However, the blog doesn’t have any relation to music. In this blog, I want to discuss the education and also reflect the difference between two societies. [This is my experiences and what I understand after many surveys with my lab …
This week I found myself really settling in. I have gotten used to most things that I use at KMU and around the city. I have gotten used to the area and know my way around the area a little bit. I can go to the mall, different bike stations, different eateries, and parks without …
Someone told me this, “Your childhood is very important to you because it will determine who you are in the future.” I totally agree because I believe my first 16-years of life determined the rest of my life. In this blog, I want to share my childhood in Vietnam before moving to America 9 years …
I have been in Dr. Guo’s lab over 2 weeks now, and I am working on project which is “the characteristics of muscle co-contraction in postural control between healthy young and older adults and the relationship between proprioception and postural control of age-related.” After reading the name of my project, you might think it sounds …
This was our first week of lab and I was really excited to get and work on the continuation of the current project running in the lab. During our first meeting, however, I found out that I would not be working on the current project but making a project of my own. With little experience …
I want to dedicate this blog to my amazing squad with a great spirit, especially LaKia – the only girl in the squad but she is a strong girl who hikes for the first time in her life. It was a sunny Saturday, and we decided to visit the Monkey Mountain to see “monkeys.” Normally, …
This blog will discuss about Dragon Boat Festival in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. In addition, I want to compare a little bit between Dragon Boat race and Junk-race (Dua Ghe Ngo) in Southern Vietnam. Dragon Boat Festival is a holiday that involves racing Dragon Boats, drinking realgar wine and eating sticky rice dumplings known as zongzi. Zongzi …
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My second week in Kaohsiung was hard to keep track of because of how busy we were. We met the graduate students from Kaohsiung Medical University who would be training us, Kelly and Geenie. Along with Jimmy from Gabe and Khoa’s sports medicine lab, we went to the mall for dinner at Little Italy. Afterward, …
The second week was all about travel and learning how to get around. I got an I-Pass card and learned how to use the MRT and buses. I also learned how to check out he city bikes at the different bike stations across the city. The city bikes are really fun because the first 30 …
Today, Fred took us to his hometown, Chiayi city, which is located in the plains of southwestern Taiwan. First stop, Mituo Temple was built in 1752 and renovated several times after earthquakes and floods. The whole temple was reconstructed in 1973 and completed in 1978. Fred has a good connection with Mituo Temple because he …
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