A Note From Jane

 

A Note From Jane

SIAS University

Henan Province, China

Spring 2016

A few months back, I taught leadership skills to college women  in China.  As part of the program, they were required to engage in a community service project. Because there are so few social services in China, the concept of volunteering  is foreign to them.  They are very generous in helping their neighbors as needed.  But a sustained project of volunteering is a new concept.  

This specific project was started by another student almost two years ago.  It seems to be a project that moves many of the young women to tears.  

Here is Jane's take on her experience in volunteering at a school for children with intellectual difficulties.

 

Dear Jerrie:

Hi,jerrie.my name is jane. I'm a new member in women academy.I 'm a freshmen.I 'm honored to into the academy. And the two month I get lots of knowledge. Also I learn how to send a email to others. Now I can do .Thank you very much. And I have two things share with you .

These days I didn't have a good mood.I  am very anxious. I＇m not a good daughter.I don＇t have a good grades in study. I don't become a phoenix in parents's heart . I 'm only a sparrow. I don't have admitted to a key school. Somepeople said:" In China, the three graduation means unemployment." Now,I'm very sad.

But yesday I'm very moved. I went to a special education school in xinzheng.They
cannot speak, hear, have a plenty of mentally retarded children, but they are good naive, good romance. WhenI walked into the school, I also afraid that they might not like me.A lot of kids were coming, they jumpped on us embrace we jump, sister sister shouted, with a happy smile.

This was my first time here, for the first time to see the children, we didn't know each other, but
they were happy with this sister danced by the elder brother ah, they one by one, and
I would strike (though I didn't understand what's that supposed to mean).

Then we one-to-one responsible for each child (12) deaf children,I took a boy, his
name is Wang Qingyu ,a 11 years old , he cannot speak nor hear, I communicated with him by wrote. The boy is very clever and cute. Although they have a disabled body, but their heart is very beautiful.