By: Kenald Yu 此次之行，我非常期待来到西安的儿童村，并在他们的礼堂上画壁画，和孩子们玩耍。我也从没想过会有机会跟当地大学生见面。我们还有幸跟其中四名来自西安工程大学的学生进行了深入的交流，他们分别是Kenson，Michael，李星辰，张奇祥。在这之前，我从没想过我们会在如此短时间内建立友谊。尽管我们才认识了几个小时，他们马上就投入到各个不同的项目，非常热情地帮助我们画壁画，翻译营火会歌曲的歌词，给孩子们煮饭。 每当我们有空余的时间，Kenson和Micheal都自愿给我们做导游。星期天晚上，他们带我们逛夜市，尝了很多当地的特色食物，例如带有巧克力酱的米饭蛋糕。而且每当我们的行程活动出现更改，他们也很乐意配合。 这次文化交流最精彩特别之处就是李星辰和张奇祥送给我们童军成员几幅他们同学的书法作品。他们说这份礼物是为了表达他们的美好祝愿，并希望能加深我们过去几天建立的友谊。我很惊讶他们竟然能在一天之内特别选了些中国古诗和谚语，并完成十幅书法作品送给我们。例如，他们选了些中国古诗和谚语一句和我的名字相关的古语作诗送给我。我们还深入讨论了些古语，从中我获益良多。在我们分别之前，我问他们为何愿意为我们提供这么多帮助，他们用一句孔子说的话回答了我们：有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎。 这四位当地的大学生让我对”友谊”有了新的认识。我们有着共同的价值观， 所以我们很快就建立了超乎我们想象的深厚友谊。我们不仅对友谊有了新的理解与体会，而且也让我对中国博大精深的文化有了新发现。这次充实的旅程的确很有意义。
International Service Project – Shilong PROGRAM Saturday, May 19th, 2012 09:00 Personal Development Planning (PDP) Workshop – Clarice Fu, Harrison Kwan, and Eli Chan 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Mingle and Sight see 18:30 Farewell Dinner 22:00 Departure for Hong Kong
By: Kenald Yu Coming on this trip, I was expecting to go to the Xi’an children’s village to paint a mural at their assembly hall and play with the children. Never did I imagine having the the opportunity to meet and network with so many local university students. We were able to get extremely close […]
By Nicole Lobo Apart from the Grouse Grind in Vancouver, I am not much of a hiker, so the climb up Mt. Hua was quite the adventure. The original plan was to climb to only the West Peak which has the most beautiful view but I also ended up making it to the South Peak; […]
International Service Project – Shilong PROGRAM Friday, May 18th, 2012 09:00 Introduction – Calvin Cheng 09:15 Environmental Stewardship – Vivian Chan, Sofe Yip, and Karen Wong 11:15 Business Management – Brandon Ma and John Chow 12:30 Lunch 14:00 Leadership – Pinky Au and James Ng 18:00 BBQ Dinner and Campfire – Darren Shum 22:30 End […]
By: Karina Lee We have safely arrived at the Bai Yun Airport in Guangzhou. Special thanks to everyone who helped make our trip and project in Xi’an a success! Right now, we are en route to Shilong for the second main service portion of this international project. The exchange workshops with Shilong starts tomorrow, so […]
By: Stephanie Chan On our first day in Xi’an, we headed straight to the Children’s Village and got straight to work on one of our major objectives of the international service project in China. The contingent had the honour of designing and painting a significant mural for the backdrop of the Village’s service hall. As […]
We just had a great kick-off dinner tonight with the Shilong government officials, Shilong Youth Wellness Association members, and several Hong Kong Scouts. Right to Left: Scouter Raymond Leung, Mr. Ma, Scouter John Chow, Ms. Dun, Scouter Philip Wong The celebration was a great way to meet our audience for the upcoming workshops. Now that […]
Today was a day for the Rovers to set out to learn more about Chinese History. We visited the world famous Terracotta Warriors: the tomb of the first Emperor of China. Our tour guide was a jolly and knowledgable gentleman who shared stories of history in his excellent self-taught english. We made it a mental […]
By: Karina Lee Today, the 180th Pacific Coast Scout Group had the opportunity to meet and partake in a cultural exchange with the Shaanxi Youth Federation, China’s largest youth organization. The contingent was received by Mr. Duan, the vice-chairman and secretary general of the Shaanxi Youth Federation, and Mr. Mao, the vice-chairman and secretary general of […]