• Becky in Bali: Apprehensions from Baltimore and Taipei

    Note: As a part of the ENTS climate change theme year, senior Becky Dernbach will be reporting on her experiences and observations from the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Bali. Look for regular posts from Becky over the next two weeks.

    Taipei is my new favorite airport in which to have a layover. So far I have discovered a garden of purple Taiwanese flowers, a modern art exhibit, free Internet, three prayer rooms for different religions, a bamboo hut honoring one of the Architecture Styles of Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan, and an entire gate decorated with a Hello Kitty theme, complete with pink and white Hello Kitty chairs and a large TV screening area with colorful bleacher-style seats. Rather than Buy Stuff and Buy More Stuff, the theme of most American airports, the message here seems to be Buy Stuff but also Enjoy Life, a theme I appreciate after traveling for 35 hours including a claustrophobic overseas thirteen-hour middle-seat flight.

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