now are just the splendor that lights up automatically across the whole city after nightfall.
There is still hope, but also brokenness and struggle.
The soul, in the place most honest in the face of longing.
The waves are the island's outline, and also the pulse pushing from the deep sea toward the land,
and the deep blue nearing black at the far end of the horizon,
is precisely her call
The ocean is a way of life. You will begin to believe.
Registration Information
1. Purpose of the event: Step into a life with the ocean, feel the different existences and ways of life of people, things and objects between the ocean and the land, and through continuous experience, find your own beautiful life.
2. Event period: July 5, 2013 (Fri) to August 30, 2013 (Sun).
3. Registration period: From now until 23:00 on May 26, 2013 (Sun).
4. Meeting sessions and dates: The meeting sessions are as follows, and details such as location and time will be notified separately.
1. Hualien session–June 1, 2013 (Sat)
2. Taipei session–June 2, 2013 (Sun)
5. Event locations:
1. Hualien County and City, the left bank of the Pacific Ocean.
2. Yilan (Nan'ao), Taitung (Chenggong Port)
3. Main indoor spaces: Kuroshio Headquarters, Turumoan Whale Watching Company, Kaifeng Kama Children's Bookstore, Kuo Tzu-Chiu Music and Culture Hall.
6. Eligibility:
1. Those aged 18 or above who hold aspirations for a beautiful life and strongly desire to make their lives better.
2. Those willing to become Kuroshio volunteers and participate in marine environmental education work, and who are not afraid of getting tanned and can endure hardship are preferred.
3. Those willing to assist with cetacean ecological records.
7. Registration fee:
1. NT$8,000 per person.
2. The fee is to be paid after admission is announced.
3. The fee includes: boarding for at-sea practice, 18 thematic courses, instructor fees for 9 outdoor field surveys, 9 life-sharing sessions, 6 life lectures, Kuroshio Cinema, insurance during the event, one Kuroshio T-shirt (event uniform), and other expenses.
4. The fee does not include: transportation, accommodation, meal expenses, output and production of works for the results exhibition, and other expenses.
8. Registration and admission method:
1. Registration is conducted online only; please fill in the registration form in detail. (Please refer to the event website below)
2. The foundation plans to announce the admission list and send admission notices before 21:00 on June 4 (Tue).
3. Admitted applicants must complete payment confirmation before 17:00 on June 7 (Fri) to complete the registration procedure and retain their eligibility to participate.
9. Payment method:
1. Use ATM or remittance - Bank: CTBC Bank / Branch: Hualien Branch / Account name: Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation / Account number: 336118065009.
2. Deliver in person to the foundation - Kuroshio address: No. 87, Fuyang Road, Hualien City (near Hualien Rear Station).
10. Number of places: 30 regular admissions, 10 backup admissions.
1. If regular admitted applicants do not pay within the deadline after confirming the admission notice, backup applicants will fill the places in order.
11. Beautiful life experience content: See the brochure and website for details.
12. Special notes:
1. The workshop activities take place in Hualien City and its suburbs; participating students must provide their own local transportation in Hualien and arrange their own accommodation during the camp.
2. Please note the event dates and locations before registering; after payment, refunds will not be accepted on the grounds of time and location.
3. Food, accommodation and transportation for outdoor field surveys are not included in the fee.
4. This event does not accept members joining midway.
5. If you have any questions about this camp, please write to the Kuroshio mailbox at [email protected] 6. Or call the person in charge: Lin Tung-Liang (03)857-8418, (03)857-8148, 0980-750368 (Asia Pacific)
Organizer: Kuroshio Ocean Education Foundation
Co-organizers: Turumoan Whale Watching
Kaifeng Kama Children's Bookstore
National Hualien Senior High School
*For more detailed event content and reflections from past participants, please refer to the event website.