At the end of the first semester, the DP1 cohort went on an investigative learning trip to Macau. We went to Macau to explore, investigate and research on the topic ‘How has Macau’s culture and economy changed and continued since its handover to China?’. From there we were told to plan a trip and appropriate activities to see what we could find about such a topic. As somebody who has never been to Macau before, I was quite surprised by […]
by Ow Grace (DP1B) and Yun Sol Bin (DP1A From March 8 to 15, our DP1 cohort went on our CAS trip to Huazhou, partnering with Onesky to help the Social Welfare Institute, which took care of children with mental and physical disabilities. From the moment we had arrived in the Institute, we had warmed up to the children immediately. Despite the differences in language, background and culture, our willingness to serve and connect with the children enabled us to […]
First day in the Village by Katie Lor (DP1A) and Alison Yip (DP1B) “We were then introduced to the toilet building process by Mr Sopheareak and Ian from LC. Then, while waiting for dinner to arrive, we played with the kids in the village for a while and gave them piggyback rides. It was an exhausting but fulfilling experience. We had a nice dinner and a reflection session with lots of insects and finally, we showered and prepared for the […]
南宁，对于我们来讲是一个很陌生的地方。在我们的脑海里，一直觉得南宁是一个落后肮脏的地方。但事实上，并不是这样。南宁的市中心，到处都是高楼大厦、霓虹灯，香港有的商店那里也有，这实在令我们惊讶。在城市待了一天后，我们便出发到麻风病康复村。 我们坐了数小时的车才到达康复村，康复村的入口并不明显，周围都是泥泞和菜园，可想而知康复村是多么的与世隔绝。康复村里面住了十几位老人家，他们都是麻风病的康复者。他们虽然痊愈了，但麻风病为他们带来了很多身体上的缺陷，同时也带来了社会的歧视。老人家们住的房子虽然很简陋，只是有一张简单的床、一个做饭的炉头、一张桌子和椅子，但他们也觉得很满足。当初来到这个康复村，看见那生活环境，说真的，我们心里还是有百般的不愿意住在这儿。但我们慢慢适应了环境，和老人家们混熟了，发现其实康复村也没有我们想象的那么差。 老人家们的家是没有洗手间的，所以他们要上廁所的话必须走到外面的公共廁所，而且通往公共廁所的路很不平坦，对于行动不便，需要坐轮椅的老人家是很不便利。于是我们决定要为他们铺路，令到通往公共廁所的那条路较为平坦。我们一直认为是我们在帮他们，但其实他们根本不需要我们的帮助，反而是他们在旁边教我们如何铺路，帮我们把混凝土和砂石混在一起。老人家们更需要的，是我们的陪伴。很多老人家都跟我们说，我们不需要为他们做些什么，只是简简单单跟他们聊聊天，吃一下他们做的饭就已经很足够。 我们认为老人家们那么久没有到外面走过，肯定很想去外面走走，所以我们决定要带他们到明仕田园观光。但出乎意料的是，很多老人家都不想去。他们有的因为身体不好，不能坐长途车，又或者还担心外面对他们的眼光，所以宁愿留在村里，以后都不到外面去。在最后一天，我们为老人家们做了一顿大餐，他们都吃得很津津有味。后来我们还为他们唱歌作表演，虽然我们的歌喉真的有待改进，但他们也听得很开心。在临走前，我们为老人们送上相册作为纪念。看见老人们收到相册那喜极而泣的样子，我们将会铭记心头。这星期的点点滴滴，都成为了我们最美好的回忆。