CIA語言學校每兩周舉辦一次演講比賽，每次都有不同的演講題目，如果學生對於這個題目感興趣可以自由參加，是一個訓練表達自我的一個好機會。
CIA Language Academy holds speech contest every two weeks. We provide different topic for each contest. The students can join the contest if they are interested in the topic. It’s a good opportunity to express oneself.
不過對我這個生性害羞的人來說，用中文演講都不敢了，更何況是英文，所以我從來沒想過要參加演講比賽。不過有一次的題目是”我以身為○○人為榮”，當看到之後我開始慎重地思考是否要參加。因為我讀的這間學校台灣人很少，全校120多位學生中，同期間最多5位台灣學生，學校的老師、員工和學生都不太了解台灣，所以我認為這是一個絕佳的機會向大家介紹台灣。
To a shy person, like me, can’t even deliver a speech in Chinese, not to mention about in English. I never thought I would join the speech contest; however, the topic was “I am proud of being a Taiwanese/ Korean/ Japanese”. After seeing this topic, I started to consider seriously if I should join the contest. Amount more than 120 students, there were just a few Taiwanese in this academy; the maximum is 5 at the same time. Most of the teachers, the staff, and the students didn’t know Taiwan well, so I thought it was a perfect opportunity to introduce Taiwan to everyone.
2011/11/4，愛國情操激起了我的鬥志，我參加了那次演講比賽。在一百個多個人面前用英文演講真的是超緊張，我的雙手不斷顫抖，為了不讓觀眾查覺我只好把雙手插在口袋中。
With my patriotism I decided to participate; I joined the contest on Nov. 4th, 2011. I felt extremely nervous while delivering my English speech in front of more than 100 people, thus, I couldn’t help trembling. In order not to be detected, I put my hands into my pockets.
那一次總共有4位學生參加，雖然我沒有得獎，我覺得那是一個難得可貴的經驗，而且校內的老師和學生在我的演講之後開始認識了我們可愛的國家-台灣。
Four students joined the speech contest at that time. Although Ididn’t win, I had a precious experience. In addition, the teachers and the students started to know our lovely country - Taiwan after my speech.
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歡迎來大家來菲律賓宿霧CIA (Cebu International Academy)就讀，我本人目前就在這間學校為大家服務，給自己一個機會挑戰自我吧。
Welcome to Cebu, Philippines and study in CIA(Cebu International Academy). I am now working in this Academy. Give yourself a shot to challenge yourself.
按我看影片檔This is the link of my speech
以下是我當初的演講稿：
The following is the script of my speech:
What is Taiwan?
Sometimes when I say “Hi, I come from Taiwan.”, people might think I come from Thailand. No! It is totally different.
Taiwan is an independent country. Although most of Taiwanese came from the same Chinese race, and both of Taiwanese and Chinese can speak Mandarin. But Taiwan is not part of China.
What does Taiwan look like?
My home country, Taiwan, is a small island, so we can go everywhere very easily. There are modern cities, spectacular mountain areas, and breath-taking beaches.
Our capital, Taipei, is the biggest city in Taiwan. Maybe it is not as prosperous as Tokyo or Seoul. But you can find everything you want, for example, restaurants, shopping malls, museums, and everything else.
It is a mountainous country. The highest one is Yushan. It is 3952 meters in height. If you are a mountain-climber, maybe you can give yourself a shot to visit this spectacular mountain.
Taiwan is also surrounded by ocean, so we have many lovely coasts around Taiwan. My favorite one is Kenting. There are beautiful beaches, luxury resorts, delicious seafood, and wonderful night-life.
We have a saying about Taiwan: ”Watch sunrise in the mountain, have lunch in the city, and watch sunset at the beach, it only takes one day.”
What is the best thing to do in Taiwan?
Some of my friends in CIA have already been to Taiwan. They said the best thing to do there is eating. I totally agree with them. There are night-markets everywhere. You can get a lot of delicious cheap food easily. Taiwanese food is similar to Chinese food, but we have developed our own flavor. If you are an adventurous person, you can try the Pig-blood-cake and the Stinky Tofu.
The pig-blood-cake is made of rice and pig’s blood. It is served with soy sauce and peanut powder. According to a travel website in England, it is the strangest food in the world, but trust me, it is out of world.
Although the Stinky Tofu has a strong smell, but if you eat it with special sauce and Taiwanese style Kimchi, it tastes so good.
What kind of culture do we have?
Most of us are following traditional Chinese culture. But every culture has its own bad side. We are willing to adapt good thing from other countries to improve our culture. So there is a mix-culture in Taiwan.
What kind of person are we?
Most of Taiwanese are hard-working and friendly people. I have never had any experience working with Japanese, but I’ve had an experience working with Korean when I was in Australia. We always competed with Korean friends, and we work as hard as Korean do.
Don’t worry about getting lost if you travel in Taiwan. Most of People in Taiwan are very friendly. We are willing to guide you on your way home, or invite you to our home for dinner.
Once again, I come from Taiwan. I am proud to be a Taiwanese.
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