Old house renovation and Culture exchange in Xiluo

【About this Journey】 Today, walking along the Yenping Historical Street, you can see 142 decorated historical houses in total. Most of them were built more than 90 years ago. A century ago, Yenping Street was the “downtown” with prosperity, but nowadays, as business gradually declined, the residents moved away from Xiluo and Yenping Street have become quieter. As a result, many houses have started to decay. Because of the "Community Renaissance" movement conducted by Luoyoung Foundation and local government, the street becomes prosperous again! In the past 9 years, we have invited many cultural groups and artists to visit and stay in Xiluo, and host different performances. At the same time, we are committed to promoting the art of sculpture and reserve more than 40 pieces of public art for Xiluo. They are arranged at the head of the Grand Xiluo Bridge and the Sculpture Park. We also hosted 11 international work camps focusing on renovating heritage houses. However, there are many sculptures that need to be refurbished, painted, maintained, and guaranteed. We hope to promote the transformation of Xiluo Bridge into a sculpture art gallery to prevent the sculptures from being worn out. Now, we have also established community colleges to help residents better understand local culture and keep up with international standards.Welcome to make friends with students from community colleges, Artistic creation ,teach English in elementary school, high school, or Yunlin Community College in Xiluo, and experienced traditional Taiwanese culture. Therefore, we would like to invite international friends to come join us. It is not only a voluntary work but also a precious opportunity to experience different culture and widen your horizons.

Aims

1) Creating international cultural exchange and supporting the development of Xiluo community.

2) Revitalizing Xiluo historical street.

3) Making friends with global backpackers.

4) Improving Xiluo’s quality of life.

W: Xiluo LMTV workcamp is going to assist Xiluo Eco Museum (Louyoung foundation). Volunteer need to do the daily house cleaning in Xiluo Eco Museum and backpacker house, help the foundation manage and update our social media, website, blog or Facebook. Volunteer has to maintain the backpacker house with comfortable living conditions. Volunteer will also do some gardening and join environmental community events etc…. Local volunteers will support international volunteer to run this project as well.  

Description of Main Works: 

Culture exchange:
Volunteer will be hosting guests and assisting various duties on the reception desk in a
rotating base. Volunteer will experience the culture of Xiluo, such as kung fu, hand puppet
shows etc. We expect the volunteer would merge these experiences with the culture of their
motherland and carry out creative ideas. We would be very grateful for any web content
inputs from the volunteer, such as videos, graphics, or podcast in social media for the
Cultural Museum and community colleges. Of course, the volunteer will have to maintain
the garden in the Louyoung foundation. (Something may be change, depend on your ability
to arrange the work)

English Exchange in school:
The volunteer will have the opportunity to participate in English teaching in schools or help
Community College. He/she will also help to translate some chapters and document.
(Something may be change, depend on your ability to arrange the work)

WS: An example of a weekly schedule and program activities (Some may be changed!)
Both the work of be a culture exchanger or English teacher, have 30-32 working hours per week,
at least 2 free days per week (monday and tuesday). Volunteers can switch their duty and exchange work if needed. 8:30-17:30