I always think that it is amazing when people take initiative to do MORE than just hang out for a summer.  I think it is really cool that this grade 11 boy and his friends went after a less relaxing and more meaningful summer trip.  One that I am sure they will remember for the rest of their lives. Nice one. 

Over to you Ryan…

In the summer of 2011, friends of mine decided that we wanted to volunteer this summer.  So, 15 of us from Tunghai Church flew to Chiang Mai, en route to our final destination, Meng Na village.

Meng Na village is a rural mountain area, with very poor conditions.  This was a very new experience for me.  Because of being in a remote village, we had to shower with very limited water and we had very little electricity to work with. We volunteered with the children in this village for a total of 8 days.  Each day, we became more and more attached to the small kids.  We prepared dramas for them, and attempted to teach the older kids some Chinese.   We worked with 95 children in total.  In the evenings, the team of us would get together and plan the activities for the next day. We visited the children’s houses and their family and brought them gifts. Spending time with their families was a very great experience. 

I learned a lot from working with these kids and volunteering in this village.  

Ryan Hsiang,

Shanghai 

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