Curiously, Doyle says he prefers books to photography or cinema. “Reading gives you an imaginary space, whereas film basically tells you what to see,” he says. “Sydney in the Sixties was a period of anarchy. And that rebellious spirit is still with me all that rejection of mediocrity and what was supposed to be normal about stereotypical boys. It was so boring. I hated it. I wanted to get away. I read a lot of crazy stuff that was a bit on the edge.” His yearning for escape from a provincial environment provided the motivation for the 19-year-old Doyle to become a sailor on cargo ships, an endeavour that would quickly bring him to Asia and ultimately be his first connection to filmmaking.
Jun 28, 2021
Students in Benque Learning to Speak Mandarin
Since 2017, the Embassy of Taiwan in Belize has been hosting a Mandarin language program in Belize. This year, they are taking the course to Benque Viejo del Carmen. It was officially launched on Friday evening. Here’s a look at how that went.
Andrea Polanco, Reporting
The Taiwan Embassy in Belize launched its Mandarin program in Benque Viejo. According to Ambassador David Chien it seeks to teach a language but also strengthen the partnership between the two countries.
David KC Chien, Taiwanese Ambassador to Belize
“For the Embassy of Taiwan in Belize, our most important mission is to make Taiwan closer to Belize and Belize closer to Taiwan. We sincerely hope that the Belize-Taiwan Mandarin program could not only provide who are interested in learning Mandarin one more language in today’s competitive workplace. But also we can make more and more Belizean people to know more about Taiwan’s cu
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