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■ The origins of Youth Hostel |
Around
100 years ago, Richard Schirrmann, a German principle,
said, Education does not happen only inside the school.
Through field trips, to keep students away from the
protections of parents and develop his own ability being
independent. And also get in touch with the nature, study
different cultures and traditions. All of them are also
important element of education. For people with limited
budget to be able to travel to other places and have some
adventures, there came the first Youth Hostel in the world
in 1909. Then, it became International Youth Hostel
Federation at 1932 (IYHF).
Unlike hotel, there's no restaurant and SPA, youth hostel is
pretty simple. They only provide accommodation. Except bed
and blanket, everything else should be brought by the
travelers. So the low price is affordable for everyone.
Now you can explore to see the world and open your eyes!!
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■ Development of Taipei House |
In 1987, it was the first
time for me to travel abroad to HK. A couple days before I
took off, I was swamped in anxiety, worry, uneasiness, and
eagerness to explore. This lasted for a while until I
landed in HK. While walking on the street and feeling
nervous, I could not calm myself down until the second day
at Youth Hostel. It was the warmth originating from my
fellow citizens who happen to be there that comforts me.
In the summer of 2001, due to God's blessing, Taipei House
I.Y.H. was established. I appreciate God for giving me the
opportunity to make quite a few foreign friends.
Later on in my experience in
I.Y.H., through offering and helping others, I felt the
accomplishment and joy in the emails and message log as if
they were reflection in the mirror. It is unexpected for
the visitors to realize that people in Taipei and Taiwan
are more than willing to help out. Not to mention words
from my colleagues-This work is for the sake of building
the image of the nation.
I have always dreamt of
one day that after visiting Taiwan, foreigners will hold a
good impression toward this country. Starting from I.Y.H,
they not only had a chance to appreciate scenic and
culture beauty in Taiwan but also to see the hospitality
of Taiwanese; Let's promote Taiwan and make us visible.
Taipei
House Blog
http://taipeiyh.blogspot.com/
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The Spirit of Youth Hostel
(YH) |
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This Youth Hostel (YH)
is not ran for business purposes. The person
who runs the Youth Hostel offers the services
of this hostel out of a desire to help others.
The Y.H. Youth Hostel is a safe space for
travelers, where they can stay in a place of
security and comfort.
Guests of Y.H. have the spirits of sharing
within them, from sharing the place that they
live and their experiences with one another,
to a strong sense of personal responsibility
and D. I. Y.
Our guests come from all over the world, and
broaden their views by sharing their unique
cultures and experiences with one another. As
Confucius once said, “The world is like
an open book, those who do not travel read
only the first page..” Through the
experience of travel, not only do the
distances of countries lesson, but so do the
distances between people.
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■ How cheap is the Youth
Hostel？ |
Whether it is hotels or
villages, it will cost at least a couple grand to check
into one room, which is quite burdensome for people with
limited budgets; YH is willing to go extra miles to help
people without money travel happily. Accordingly,. all you
need to afford is the cost of a bed; usually, for Y.H. in
developing countries, it will cost about one hundred to
two hundred to rent a bed such as the I.H. in
Beijing-NT200, or even NT60 at Bangkok, which is
equivalent to NT1800 per month. Having said that, it is
even cheaper than one day in hotel. For countries in
Europe and America, it costs around NT700 to find a room
whereas in Taipei NT490 should be fair enough.
Whether traveling abroad, domestically, or even
finding a thrifty, clean and safe place to live, Y,H. is
definitely your one and only choice. Among 80 countries
around the world, 4000 I.H.s are the largest hostel
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■ Besides for budget traveler.
what it offer. |
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Among all the members in
this alliance, to ensure the quality periodically, I.H.
monitors five standards: hospitality, cleanness, safety,
privacy, and comfortability . Most importantly, it is easy
to make friends with people around the world and further
more to learn diverse cultures. I.H. hopes to promote
world harmony through the interaction between people of
different countries and race.
If you are not a social
person, it is just spontaneous to make friends because of
the layout of the hostels here. In addition, there are
social room, public kitchen, whether it is reading
newspaper or watching TV, or even cooking YES! You are
more than welcome to grab something from the market and
enjoy being a chef here), people are more than willing to
chitchat with each other. With that being said, it is not
surprising to expand individual's international vision.
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■ Are the Youth Hostels accept Young people
only？ |
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Initially I.H. was
established for youths but later on people with limited
budgets and great interests in traveling started to become
interested in the service of Y.H.. Having said that, there
is no age limit upon people who like to check in. As long
as you have the energy, initiative and the spirit to
share, you are more than welcomed to apply to become a
member. Flash your member card and we will check you in. |
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