At this moment, I feel very happy with this exchange. From the first day of the trip, I found that China has changed a lot from a rather closed country to an open and wonderful place. It is because there are a lot of mainland university students working for the conservation of the nature. They are sophisticated with plenty skills that are useful in fieldwork. This has changed my view to mainland students.
For the trip schedule, it was full of obstacles due to the arrival of typhoon. However, KFBG staff & Dr. Hau had arranged well for the plantation activities. I suppose we can do more on plantation! The staff in this nature reserve are very nice with much knowledge. Especially for Mr. Chan in
identification of plants, students learned new things from him. Yet, he ran too quickly that we couldn’t follow him.I suppose this was not his fault, but it was a kind of practice. Being an environmentalist, we need to have a quick pace.
Participating in different activities, I found that my view of different ecological view has been changed. I will try to learn more different creatures apart from plants. Frogs and butterflies are also wonderful creatures in the world. Learning with mainland students, I can feel their enthusiasm on conservation of the nature. They come from different faculties, but they were willing to take part in all kinds of activities. They are also considerate that they help us a lot. We
can understand that the original arrangement for this trip has changed a lot due to a typhoon. But the way of noticing students on time schedule can be improved. To conclude, it is a valuable chance for us. Thanks to all helpers and participants again!