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🌊Ocean Reader x Snorkeling
Together, we will learn to read the ocean: observe sea states, interpret weather, build wave-breaking skills, and swim with confidence. Step by step, we’ll guide you into the water until you can explore freely the vibrant ecosystem shaped by the Japan Current.
🏝Island Exploration
Exploration is a way of engaging with the world. We will combine historical study, map reading, and trekking and swimming to explore the island’s rarely seen landscapes.
🌿Island Cultural Tour
Together with local guides, we’ll wander ancient trails and alleyways, uncovering stories time has left behind, and revisiting childhood wonder through the island’s playful corners.
🥜Traditional Peanut Brittle Workshop
Peanut brittle was once the traditional wedding treat on Green Island. Covered in sea sand and slow-roasted over a stove, we’ll experience the warmth of handmade treats, and the sweet, century-long memories of this island.
🧺 Sunset Picnic
Feel the ocean breeze, listen to the waves, and watch the sun melt into the horizon… Let's turn this picnic experience into a sensory journey.
✨Dark Sky Night Tour
As night falls, we'll spend peaceful time under a blanket of stars, accompanied by our guide. Let the Pacific night hush the world around you. In the quiet, you may find the light within yourself.
🤿 Swimming with Sea Turtles - Discovery Scuba Diving
Green Island is home to sea turtles and a paradise for divers. This time, we won’t just dive in. We'll learn to observe, understand, and respect ocean life. Watch turtles swim in peace, not to chase, but to share the sea.
🌱Becoming Island Citizens
In our closing session, we’ll reflect: What has the island taught us? How do our choices impact the ocean? Together, we’ll imagine what a responsible island lifestyle looks like. Perhaps, this is where your “hái-lōo” truly begins.
Meet Your Guides
🌊 Stanly Wang
Born in Kaohsiung, grew up living next to the sea and dreamed of becoming a Water-type Pokémon Master. Later, answering the call of his inner child, Stanly became an eco-mountaineering instructor and embarked on a journey in outdoor education. He now lives in Taitung, gazing at the Pacific Ocean every day, learning how to truly become an islander.
“I hope to serve as a guide, helping more people to be cared for by the ocean.”
Experience:
- Project Manager, Society for Nature and Humanity for Taitung
- Blue Level Marine Educator, Taiwan Marine Education Center
- WFR, EMT1, Certified Lifeguard
- Level C Snorkeling Instructor, Scuba Instructor
- Outdoor Instructor, Taiwan Wilderness School
- LNT (Leave No Trace) Trainer, LNT Center for Outdoor Ethics
🏛️ Dr. Chun-Wei Fan
A scholar of Austronesian history and culture. He will guide us through the ancient sea routes of the Pacific, revealing the heritage of migration, navigation, and identity..
Experience:
- Director of Exhibition & Education Division, National Museum of Prehistory
- Adjunct Associate Professor, National Taitung University
Works:
- Catalog of Indigenous Textiles and Accessories
- Reappearance of Atayal
- Pacific Histories: Ocean, Land, People (Translator)
- Pathway of the Birds: The voyaging achievements of Maori and their Polynesian ancestors (Translator)
✨ Fan-yu, Tsui
A stargazer and dark sky advocate with nearly a decade of experience. She turns science into art, and astronomy into a conversation with the cosmos.
Experience:
- Project Manager, Taiwan Dark Sky Association
- Dark Sky Guide (Yehliu, Taitung, Nenggao Trail)
Projects:
- Light of Taipei
- Luyei Red Oolong Starry Sky Cultural Festival
Participants' Reflections
Lipo
"The underwater world felt like another dimension, unfamiliar yet oddly comforting. Dived into the ocean, time seemed to slow, and my body softened, every muscle and organ at ease.
The world quieted, but never felt lonely. Above, the noise faded away. Below, vibrant blues bloomed into a forest of coral and fish and became a living canvas of serene energy.Realizing I could swim freely and peacefully in the ocean opened something new within me. It was as if a newborn calf inside me stirred, eager to stand and walk.
This must be the ocean’s greatest gift."
家綺 Chia-Chi
"It didn’t feel like a typical activity. It felt like being led by a local through the hidden corners of Green Island, places tourists never reach.
We were invited to live with nature, learn alongside others, and trust ourselves.
Before I joined the program, I didn't know how to swim. This was my first time ever seeing the underwater world with my own eyes, and I was completely overwhelmed by its beauty. I never imagined I could swim in the sea… but here on Green Island, I did. I hope to keep nurturing this connection with nature, and to listen more closely to the quiet voice inside me.I’m deeply grateful to In Search of the Sea Route, as it helped me rediscover Green Island, understand the natural world, and reconnect with myself. It gave me direction beneath my feet."
韋涵 Wei-Han
“The ocean will embrace you,” Stanly often said. I didn’t fully understand until I finally found the courage to let go: to trust the sea, and allow it to hold me.
Before that, the ocean was just a vast, unknowable force. Beautiful, yes, but distant and dangerous. But I learned that sometimes, all you need to do is stop resisting.
The sea became a blanket: soft, supportive, and still.
I’m thankful for the gentle guidance of our instructors. They never pushed but offered encouragement that gave us room to try freely and grow confidently.Late at night, lying on the beach, listening to the rhythm of the waves and gazing up at the star-filled sky, I felt it all settle in. The wonder of just a few days, enough to make us say: “We’ll definitely be back."
