2015.11.18

Sonny and I finally landed in Germany. It took us two hours to get to the hotel and went to see the IYDU members. When we met Kai, the general secretary of IYDU, he picked us up at the entrance of the parliament. We entered in the room and at that time they were discussing about TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). As far as I know, the U.S. and whole Europe can benefit from this contract, but inside are more complicated and further negotiation needs to be done. The participants of IYDU span from Korea, India, Ghana to Belgium, Bosnia, UK, USA and Germany. I was surprised to see so many different countries. During a short break time, I started to talk to some of them and exchanged each’s name card. Their all have political background and at least know a few things about Taiwan. And the age spans from 20 to 30, all young delegates. I am not the youngest one. Later on, we took a bus to Aying, where it has a traditional Bavarian brewery restaurant. We were stunned by their welcome performance and the tasty beer. We stayed there until 10 pm. The topics are all around politics. Sometimes I didn’t fully understand their issue but somehow that’s a great chance for me to get updated.