費伊儷實習日誌22: 桃園第3班

桃園第3班

    今天我們再次前往桃園參加何秘書長的新聞工作坊。今天我們觀看了關於綠水巷改造的最終影片。我們也重返綠水巷，拍攝了更多素材，並分享了各自的經驗和感受。我的小組帶我們訪問了更多見證了綠水巷變化的普通民眾。我發現，許多人覺得綠河現在已經不再那麼礙眼了。我個人非常喜歡這條溪流，以及它所能孕育的豐富生態系。這裡有蝸牛、魚類和鳥類。我最喜歡看魚兒逆流而上。唯一讓我不太喜歡的就是河邊的蚊子。我想說，了解綠河的改造讓我對家鄉更有信心了。我也希望能夠支持家鄉的這些行動。

Taoyuan Class #3

    Today we headed to Taoyuan again to participate in Mr. He's journalism course. Today we got to watch the final videos about the transformation of the Green River. We also got to go back to the Green River, take even more clips, and share our experiences and impressions. My group took us out to interview even more everyday people who have witnessed the change in the river. I found that many people think the river is less of an eyesore now. I personally love the stream and how many ecosystems it can support. There are snails, fish, and birds. I love watching the fish swim upstream the most. The only animals I didn't like near the river were the mosquitoes. I would say learning about the stream's transformation has given me more hope for my hometown. I wish to support these movements there as well.

費伊儷實習日誌21: 參觀台灣國立博物館 + 台北環境會議

參觀台灣國立博物館 + 台北環境會議

    今天早上，何秘書長想讓我們多了解一些台灣的歷史和自然史，於是安排我們去國立台灣博物館。當我到達博物館時，眼前的景色美得讓我驚嘆。這是一個巨大的公園，四周環繞著寶塔和抽象藝術作品。在公園裡漫步了一會兒後，我和吉娜走進了博物館。一進門，我們就來到了蝴蝶展區，台灣的蝴蝶種類之多讓我大吃一驚。它們色彩斑斕，有些蝴蝶與周圍環境完美融合，如果我在野外看到它們，可能根本不會注意到。現在我終於明白為什麼那麼多人稱台灣為「蝴蝶王國」了！我們繼續往上走到博物館二樓，我發現自己對日本殖民統治時期的歷史非常感興趣。在博物館裡，我發現了一件與日本殖民統治相關的展品，其中最讓我感興趣的是日本在台灣建立統治的印章。光是那枚印章，就預示著台灣未來五十年的命運，這其中蘊含著一種難以言喻的勢力。下午，我和吉娜與珍妮佛會面，前往位於台北非政府組織俱樂部的環保會議。演講結束後，我們進行了一項小組活動：將環境議題標註在台北的相應區域，並闡述原因。他們讓我談談新台北部分地區受到農業噴灑的影響。會議結束後，我們輪流與大家分享各自的想法。我覺得這次活動意義非凡。

                                Taiwan National Museum Visit + Taipei Environmental Meeting

    This morning, Mr. He wanted us to learn more about Taiwanese history and natural history, so he sent us to the National Taiwan Museum. As I arrived at the National Taiwan Museum grounds, I was blown away by how beautiful the surroundings were. It was a huge park surrounded by pagodas and abstract art pieces. After walking around the park for a bit, Gina and I headed inside. Upon entering, we stumbled into the butterfly exhibit, and I was completely surprised by how many kinds of butterflies there were in Taiwan. They all had such beautiful colors, and some blended into the environment so well that, if I had seen them in the wild, I would not have noticed. It makes sense now why so many consider Taiwan the Butterfly Kingdom! As we continued up to the second floor of the museum, I noticed how interested I was in learning about the Japanese occupation in Taiwan. One of the things I found most interesting at the museum about the Japanese occupation was the government seal that imposed Japanese rule in Taiwan: something indescribable about seeing the physical stamp that sealed Taiwan's fate in the 50 years that followed.

    In the afternoon, Gina and I met with Jennifer to attend an environmental meeting at the NGO Clubhouse in Taipei. After the presentations were over, we did a group activity where we placed the environmental issue in the correct area in Taipei and then presented why it was there. They had me talk about the agricultural spraying that was affecting parts of New Taipei. After the meeting concluded, we went around and shared our thoughts with the group. 

費伊儷實習日誌20: 居家辦公與就醫

居家辦公與就醫

    今天過得相當有趣。由於何秘書長和粘麗玉主任外出公幹，我一開始是在家工作。我的工作主要是整理實習計畫資料和撰寫提案，重點是規劃接下來要分析和比較幾家動物咖啡館。大氣我已經去過三個與動物相關的場所，我也著手對這些地方進行了比較分析。午休期間，我去了診所，接種了破傷風疫苗這是為了處理前幾天被豬咬傷的傷口。幸運的是，專案組的一位工作人員帶我去了診所，所以過程很順利。之後，我回到辦公室繼續推進專案工作。 粘麗玉看到我手臂上扭曲的尖纹,都覺得有些驚訝，畢竟傷口其實很小。我很慶幸傷勢不算嚴重。在辦公室剩下的時間裡，我忙著整理每日工作記錄，並檢查之前的工作日程以統計工時。

Work from home and doctors visit

    Today was quite an interesting day. It started with working from home since Mr. He and Jennifer were away working on business. I mostly worked on organizing my internship project and writing up proposals. I mostly had to map out the rest of the animal cafes I am going to analyze and compare for my project. Since I have already been to three animal-related places, I have also started comparing and contrasting them. During my lunch break, I had to go to the doctor's office to get a tetanus shot from the pig bite from the other day. Luckily, one of the program staff was able to take me, so I didn't have many issues. Afterward, I arrived at the office to work more on my project. Jennifer got to see the massive bandage they put on my arm for such a tiny bite. I was quite lucky it wasn't worse. I spent the rest of my time in the office organizing my daily entries and tracking our previous work schedules to calculate hours.

費伊儷實習日誌19: 史上最糟糕的農場？

史上最糟糕的農場？

今天在桃園市郊的大溪區度過了非常難忘的一天。何秘書長的學生帶我去參觀了一個鄰近的“農場”，其實更像是一個圍場，裡面養著各種各樣的動物。第一次看到那裡，我就明白何秘書長為什麼想讓我去。那裡的環境實在糟糕。圍場裡有一匹小馬、四隻山羊、一隻鹿、許多雞和鵝。我發現它們的生存狀況都很差。那隻鹿看起來狀態最好，但它孤零零的。鹿是群居動物，卻沒有其他同伴。雞和鴨似乎大多都能自食其力，所以我並不太擔心它們，但山羊們都瘦得皮包骨。小馬也很瘦，但我最擔心的是它背上的皮膚狀況，以及它對人的恐懼。把這麼多動物養在這麼小的空間裡，不利於它們的生活質量，得知照顧它們的人有錢給它們更好的生活，我感到很難過。參觀完那個條件很差的農場後，碧娥姐帶我去了一家很棒的咖啡館，我在那裡喝了一杯美味的桃子冰沙。之後，她又帶我去了另一個地方，一個她之前都沒帶何秘書長去過的地方。那是一個很棒的咖啡館兼探險公園，位於深山之中。那裡有雞和豬在四處走動，你可以餵牠們。它們看起來都得到了很好的照顧，至少比我之前參觀的農場好多了。餵雞的時候，我還被一頭豬咬了，它悄悄地從後面咬了我一口。雖然咬得不重，但還是挺疼的。我之前不知道它們的下顎這麼有力。帶我參觀完之後，她又帶我去了山上的湖邊，但是因為開始下大雨，我們沒辦法下車遊覽。之後，愛玲帶我看了她的家，還有她可愛的貓、狗和花園。一天結束時，我搭乘巴士和捷運，花了1小時30分鐘返回台北。非常感謝碧娥姐讓我度過了美好的一天。

 The Worst Farm Ever?   

    Today was a very adventurous day in the Daxi district outside of Taipei. Mr. He’s student took me to visit a neighboring “farm,” which was more like a paddock filled with all sorts of animals. After seeing it for the first time, I could tell why Mr. He wanted me to visit. It was quite abominable conditions. The paddock itself had a miniature horse, 4 goats, 1 deer, many chickens, and geese. I found their conditions to all be quite poor. The deer looked to be in the best condition; however, she was all alone. No other deer friends when deer are herd animals. The chickens and ducks seemed to be able to fend for themselves mostly. So I wasn’t as worried about them, but the goats were extremely thin. The pony was also thin, but mainly the greatest concern was his skin condition on his back and how scared he was of people. Having that many animals in such a small space is not conducive to a good quality of life, and I was sad to learn that the man who takes care of them has the money to give them a better life. After visiting the poor-quality farm, Ailing took me to a wonderful cafe where I had an amazing peach smoothie. Afterward, she took me to another place that she hadn’t even shown Mr. He. A wonderful cafe and adventure park deep into the mountains. Chickens and pigs were roaming around that you could feed. They seemed to be mostly taken care of, at least a lot better than the farm I visited.

    I also ended up getting bitten by a pig when I was feeding the chickens, and the pig snuck up behind and bit me. It wasn’t a very bad bite, but it was quite painful. I didn’t realize they had such powerful jaws. After she showed me around, she took me to the mountain lake, but because it was starting to rain so hard, we weren’t able to leave the car to look around. Afterward, Ailing showed me her home and her wonderful cat, dog, and garden. At the end of the day, I journeyed back to Taipei on a 1-hour-and-30-minute bus-and-MRT ride. I am very grateful for Ailing treating me to a wonderful day.

費伊儷實習日誌18: 民主日

民主日

    今天我們有幸和蕭律師共度了一天！上午，他給我們講解了一些案例，並引導我們思考非政府組織和社會團體應該如何更好地吸引成員。之後，我們去吃了午飯，蕭律師請我們去了一家很棒的平價泰式餐廳。午餐後，我們前往民主學校開會。我覺得這個組織很有意思，氣氛輕鬆愉快。回想起蕭律師之前談到的如何吸引員工，我覺得民主學校正是這些特質的體現。一位成員可以帶孩子上班，我覺得這真是太好了。很多時候，母親們必須在工作和孩子之間做出選擇，所以看到一個允許帶孩子的工作場所，感覺很不一樣。我覺得討論本身也很有意思，因為每個成員的背景都很獨特。我們的大部分討論都圍繞著台灣的歷史運動以及中國未來的發展趨勢。

Democracy Day!

    Today we got to spend a day with Mr. Xiao! In the morning, he briefed us on several cases and prompted us to consider what NGOs and social organizations should do to appeal to their members. Afterward, we headed to lunch, where Mr. Xiao treated us to a wonderful, cheap Thai restaurant. After lunch, we headed to the School of Democracy for a meeting. I found the organization very interesting, and I liked the relaxed atmosphere. Thinking back to Mr.Xiao talking about ways to appeal to employees, I think the democracy school exemplified these traits. One of the members got to bring her baby into work, which I thought was a wonderful thing to be able to do. So many times mothers are forced to choose between their workplace and their children, so seeing a workplace that also allowed children was refreshing. I thought that the discussions themselves were also interesting, as everyone who worked there had such a unique background. Most of our discussion concerned historical movements in Taiwan and what could happen with China.

費伊儷實習日誌17: 何秘書長在桃園的課（二）

何秘書長在桃園的課（二）

    今天我們又去了桃園參加何老師的課。我有機會和上次的組員們重新聯繫上了。他們對我前一天在數位廣場買的小相機很感興趣。上課後，我們進一步了解了那條被城市規劃徹底改變的小溪。看到更多溪流的景象，讓我意識到人們有能力在最意想不到的地方徹底恢復生態系統，這真是太了不起了。我希望這種做法能在世界各地越來越普遍，因為只要種植合適的植物並進行景觀設計，很多地方都能變得非常美麗。今天我得提前離開，趕飛機去韓國度週末！

                                                         Mr. He's Class in Taoyuan Part. 2!

    Today we went to Taoyuan to participate in Mr. He's class again. I had the chance to reconnect with my group mates from last time. They were very interested in the little camera I had bought at the digital plaza the day before. Once class started, we learned even more about the stream that had been completely transformed by urban planning. Seeing more of the stream made me realize just how awesome it is that people can completely revive an ecosystem in places where you would least expect it. I hope this kind of thing becomes more common around the world, because many places can become quite lovely with the right flora and landscaping in place. I had to leave a bit early today to catch my flight to Korea for a weekend of exploring!

費伊儷實習日誌16: 福隆海灘之二！

福隆海灘之二！ 

今天是關於福隆海灘核電廠的第二次會議！在經濟部大樓附近，我看到了上次福隆會議後帶我和吉娜去海灘的人。他非常堅持要在外面抗議，但不會參加會議。珍妮佛告訴我，她之前也在同一棟大樓外抗議過。會議開始後的前15分鐘，我覺得氣氛比上次平靜多了。最後，政府決定聽取民眾的意見，並從頭開始研究這個問題。我很高興有機會旁聽這樣重要的會議。這是一個很好的機會，讓我得以了解政府如何與當地社區合作解決問題。

Fulong Beach Part 2!

    Today was the second meeting regarding the nuclear power plant at Fulong Beach! Approaching the Ministry of Economic Affairs, I saw the man who had taken Gina and me to the beach after the last Fulong meeting. He was very adamant about protesting outside but not going to the meeting. Jennifer told me about a time she also protested outside the same building and how 500 people flooded the streets. After sitting in for the first 15 minutes of the meeting, I could feel how much calmer the environment was compared to the last meeting. In the end, the government concluded that it should listen to the people’s voices and begin researching the issue from scratch. I am very glad I got the opportunity to sit in on such an important meeting. This was a very good opportunity to see how the government works with local communities to address issues.

費伊儷實習日誌15: 處理辦公事務與寄信

處理辦公事務與寄信

    今天過得很簡單。我照慣例到達辦公室，開始著手調整我的實習計畫一個關於動物保護的計畫。我原本打算走訪台灣的三家動物咖啡館，並對它們進行比較分析。在與何秘書長討論該計劃後，我獲得了一些新的實施思路！他將安排我與另一個動物保護NGO會面，以便我了解應依據何種準則來評估這些咖啡館。結束關於專案的討論後，我便去吃午餐了。下午，Jennifer 過來幫我們練習中文。我們主要協助準備待寄出的信件；隨後，Gina 坐上 Jennifer 的摩托車去了郵局，而我決定留在辦公室畢竟我可不想在摩托車事故中送命。

Office day and mailing letters

    Today was a very simple day. I arrived at the usual time and began tweaking my internship animal-protection project. I had come up with a plan to visit three animal cafes in Taiwan and compare and contrast them. Going over it with Mr. He gave me some new ideas to implement! He will set up a meeting with another animal protection unit to help me understand which guidelines I should use to analyze these cafes. After we spoke more about my project, I went on my lunch break. In the afternoon, Jennifer came in to help us practice our Chinese. We mostly helped prepare envelopes for mailing, and after, Gina got to ride on Jennifer's scooter to the post office. I decided to stay back since I did not want to die in a scooter accident. 

費伊儷實習日誌14: 關於保護外國人權利的研討會

關於保護外國人權利的研討會

    今天，我們隨同蕭律師參加了2026年涉外案件中外國人權利保護研討會，這是我們上週就報名參加的活動。研討會地點位於院長大樓隔壁的建築內,每次經過那棟院長大樓，我都覺得它特別酷。午餐前的兩場講座分別探討了協助洗錢案的案例研究以及「作為刑事處罰手段的驅逐出境」議題。第一個議題相當引人入勝：我過去往往不認為洗錢是外國人常遇到的問題，但實際上，外國人更容易成為目標，因為他們往往缺乏足夠的語言能力來識破騙局。關於驅逐出境的討論也讓我深感興趣。人們通常將驅逐出境視為一種輕微的治安措施，但它實際上可能徹底顛覆一個人的生活。演講者將其描述為一種隔離手段，而非旨在矯正或改造的措施，這觀點深深打動了我。午餐後，我們聆聽了麥基爾大學法學院的弗朗索瓦·克雷波（François Crépeau）教授的演講。他探討了人權與人口流動的問題，並就如何更好地在國際層面管理人口流動提出了建議，包括：發展並加強勞工移民機制，確保身份轉換過程的公平性；告知移民其權利與義務，使其免受專斷行為的威脅；以及借鑒美國的身份合法化（regularization）項目等。這一天，我深入了解了台灣地區關於人口流動問題的相關情況，收穫豐富。

Seminar on Protection of Foreigners Rights

    Today we got to join Mr. Xiao at the 2026 Seminar on the Protection of Foreigners' Rights in Cases Involving Foreign Elements, which we had registered for the week before. The seminar was held in the building next to the president's building, which I always think is cool to walk past. The first two presentations before lunch were about Case studies on aiding money laundering and deportation as a criminal act. The first one was quite interesting, since I often don't think of money laundering as something that happens to many foreigners, but foreigners tend to be better targets, since they often don't have as advanced language skills to recognize a scam. I also found the idea that they were talking about deportation very interesting. Often, deportation is considered a minor/light security measure, but it can completely uproot life. He described it as an act of isolation rather than correction or rehabilitation, which really resonated with me. After lunch, we got to listen to François Crépeau from the Faculty of Law at McGill University. He spoke on the issues of human rights and mobility. Offering his own suggestions for better international handling of movement is to develop and strengthen labor migration and implement fair transitions between statuses. Inform them of their rights and obligations, without fear of arbitrary action. There is also the suggestion to reform regularization programs. I had a great day of learning about these types of issues in Taiwan since I had never heard about them in Taiwan specifically.

費伊儷實習日誌13: 捕熊夾與辦公室工作

 捕熊夾與辦公室工作

    今天我們在辦公室待了半天，另一半時間則在新北市議會參加了一場關於非法獵具山豬吊的會議。在辦公室裡，我們與何秘書長會面，他將與我們討論專案計畫。我決定將我的期末專題報告與簡報內容定為比較與對照三家動物咖啡廳，並針對這些店家提出建議，以及探討應修改哪些法規。之後，多虧了(Healthy Box) 的珍妮佛，我們享用了一頓美味的午餐，隨後便前往新北市議會。所有成員都很友善，我們互相做了自我介紹。問題在於慘忍山豬吊陷阱有違動物倫理，但政府卻未妥善移除這些陷阱。一旦野豬破壞農田，政府的補償卻遠遠不足，這意味著會有更多動物因這種做法而面臨死亡風險。我覺得這是一個相當有趣的議題，也因此認識了台灣穿山甲，它現在成了我最喜歡的動物。一想到這些可憐的生物被困在那些陷阱裡，我就感到非常難過。

Bear traps and office work!

    Today we spent half the day in the office and the other half at a meeting regarding boar trapping at the New Taipei City Council. At the office, we met with Mr. He, who will discuss our project plans. I decided to make my final project and presentation about comparing and contrasting three animal cafes, what I would suggest for them, and what legislation should change. After that, we got a nice lunch thanks to Jennifer from Healthy Box, then headed out to the New Taipei City Council. All the members were very nice, and we introduced ourselves. The problem is that boar traps are unethical, yet the government has not properly removed them. Once boars ruin farms, there is inadequate government compensation, which means more animals are at risk of dying from this practice. I thought this was quite an interesting issue, and I learned about the Taiwan Pangolin, which is now my new favorite animal. I'm very sad imagining these poor creatures getting trapped in those traps.