OUR REFLECTIONS

06.10.07 Reflections

Reflections are quite personal so though i really wrote quite a bit on my book, i'm not sure how much of it can be typed out here.

well today we got to know each other better through a simple game and a picture and of course more bonding time. there were also quite a few brainstorming sessions where we were made to think how much we knew about Singapore, about Yunnan and our purpose of this trip. it's only then that i realised that we didn't really focus on their needs, and definitely our focus was too much on the kids.

Most of us do think that "we are going to Yunnan to make a difference in their lives, but most likely we are going to be the one who would have changed at the end of our trip". When i heard that we are going to build a road of stones and pebbles and the amount of money spent on us instead of being donated to them, it felt like this whole thing is for the sake of us and not for them. It makes me wonder exactly how much are we helping.

Well we ended the session with a discussion on a photoessay that our group would be doing on the Muslim culture in Yunnan, though that means we have to bring a camera and i'm not sure if my camera is working that well afterall. ha.

junping.