國際教育—國際志工服務與學習心得
國際志工服務-尼泊爾 Napal
雙語部12A 莊子薇Vivi Chuang
半個月…本來以為會很長…可是它卻在轉眼之間…變成一段只能回憶的故事…
這個故事是從4/13(二)這一天開始的。那時候我才剛考完期中考，願景青年協會的經理念慈受我們學校的輔導老師的邀請，來新竹實驗中學雙語部演講。不過就是一個半小時的說明會，於是兩個不知天高地厚的高中生便開始討論這個計畫。我們還纏著念慈很久，向她打聽東打聽西的。老實說，一開始並沒有抱著太大的希望，對尼泊爾反而還有點害怕，因為畢竟這是我第一次自己到一個很有挑戰性的國家去做志工。
15公斤的登山包裡塞滿了肉鬆，鐵蛋，泡麵，換洗衣物，瑪莉娃娃，電子用品，睡袋，睡墊，禮物等，當然還有我的那麼一絲憂愁和畏懼。坦白說，一開始填資料報名不就是為了以後申請美國大學成績單上好看的志工紀錄，看到願景提供的志工影片更是覺得可笑。(因為他們在紀錄片裡面都很high，很開心)。現在我覺得我才是最可笑的那個人，因為這些從台灣四面八方來的人可不像我一樣，他們是真的誠心誠意地想去體驗尼泊爾的志工生活，他們做了最完善的準備，盡了最大的努力，用心服務Banepa的居民。除此之外，他們還帶給我最快樂的回憶，替我上了最棒的一堂課。當然，我自私的心最後都被這21個人徹底的消滅掉了。現在的我很快樂，很有理念，也很想念他們。
Well…尼泊爾是個開發中國家，那裡沒有熱水，沒有全天供應的電，沒有床，沒有吹風機，沒有洗衣機，沒有電扇，沒有網路，沒有肉，更沒有沖水馬桶…我們的生活一切從簡。但你知道嗎?!就是因為缺東缺西的，我們互相幫助，每一天都是如此。沒有熱水就一起洗冷水澡，沒有頭燈就手牽手一起看路，沒有床就晚點睡，沒有洗衣機就乾脆別洗，沒有網路就一起聊天打牌。這些難關我們都一起度過了。
如果你還想聽更肉麻的事情，我也可以說給你聽。我在尼泊爾生病的時候，躺在camp
house二樓的睡袋裡，我不孤獨。就算只是一句簡單的
“Vivi你還好吧?”我就心滿意足了;就算只是一杯簡單的巧克力，我的心就暖活了。每個路過二樓屋頂的人都會過來陪我。說話也好，講笑話也罷，每個人對我無微不至的照顧，我永遠都會放在心裡的。因為我從來不知道人生也可以活的這樣。拋開煩惱，勇敢追尋快樂，不求回報的付出....
來說說我們這次服務的幾個重點好了。我們厲害的團員們在各界都找到了可靠的贊助商:Lulu的牙刷，語涵的醫療設備，慶勳的手套，大詹的工作服，還有奶瓶，環保袋和衛生棉。每樣道具都成功的送到尼泊爾人的手上。我們把牙刷送給小學服務的小朋友，奶瓶給剛生寶寶的媽媽們，環保袋給當地的村民。。。除了禮物之外，我們還開班授課呢!海報和道具都是內容之一，當然我們還有真人演出。為了示範正確哺乳的方法，他們帶著海綿做的假奶，扮演的是瑪莉娃娃(一個布偶)的媽媽們。在現場掀起一陣大笑。尼泊爾村民看的開心，我們也演的開心。
這次服務的另一個重點是森林防火線的維護工程。好幾個早上，我們穿上色彩分明卻髒到不行的工作服(每種顏色都有。。海巡署的，建築師的，陸戰隊的，還有消防局的)，帶上重到不行的工具(有鐵棍，斧頭，鏟子，鑿子，還有十字弓)爬上一個小時，來到我們要拓寬的防火線。人類vs大自然真的不是一件容易的事。我們鑿沒多久，就累了。累了就休息，這個時候就會有零食默默的被傳來傳去。十分鐘後，休息結束繼續上工。我很喜歡用我的手機放花木蘭裡的那首
“I will make a man out of you”。大家也都會很配合的一起唱 “要成為，男子漢，不認輸!”
頃刻間，我們不累了。那一刻對我來說真的很特別，不只是因為我們在服務別人，而是因為我們很團結。
當然當然尼泊爾行也少不了那兩天一夜的Nagakot健行。據說，那裡是可以看到喜馬拉雅山脈的一處地方。不過…好笑的是，我不記得我有看到那傳說中的喜馬拉雅山。哈哈。但是說到健行，我現在真的很佩服自己。那一天，我們11點出發，走不到20分鐘，就遇到第一個障礙——一處淹水的田。大夥只好把鞋子脫了，褲管捲高，在泥巴，但是最後還是勇敢的走過了!於是一行人擦乾腳，又繼續前進。我們連續走了五六個小時。也因為我們是上午11點出發的，所以一夥就在山裡一個偏僻小路上吃午餐。有像甜甜圈的炸麵糰，超鹹的咖哩餃，還有被雨淋到的橘色點心。沿路上，幾乎都在下雨，所以我們的雨衣是脫了又穿，穿了又脫。我們先是經過兩處溪流，再來還有一個小瀑布!真的超級驚險的，不過更可怕的還在後面，那就是一堆水蛭!!!太恐怖了，真的不管怎麼噴防蚊液，怎麼加快腳步，怎麼把褲管塞到鞋裡，他們就是有辦法鑽進我們的鞋子裡!!沿路上，又是音樂又是尖叫聲的，當然還有慶勳的“不要動!”(因為水蛭爬到我們鞋子上開始鑽的時候，他就會幫我們把水蛭摳掉)。為此，我們還編了一首歌。「喔~是誰住在深山裡的大叢林裡，水蛭寶寶!黑黑長長，伸縮自如，水蛭寶寶!如果四處流血是你的願望，水蛭寶寶!那就灑灑鹽巴，讓它趕快噴血，水蛭寶寶!預備，水蛭寶寶，水蛭寶寶，水蛭~寶寶~」我們就這樣又叫又唱的走了六個小時，終於在下午5點左右到了被我們包下來的Devendra
Gurung
Hotel。我都快哭了。我到現在都還不敢相信我當初是怎麼辦到的。大家同心協力的力量果然強大。所以一切的努力和汗水都是值得的。一進到飯店(叫它民宿好像比較貼切)，大家馬上坐下來休息。擦藥的擦藥，打水蛭的打水蛭，點飲料的點飲料。我記得米笑說了一句很經典的話，他說:
“哇!這裡居然有電話跟餐具耶!”場面超搞笑的。之後店家招待我們的Masala
Tea超級好喝。而且晚餐居然有三種咖哩!!整個就是很溫馨耶~我親愛的partner是波波，從台西開始，我們就一直是最要好的麻吉。那天晚上，我們聊了好久好久，從想法到心事，無所不談呀!最後她就開始模仿團裡的每個人。沒騙你，真的超像!是呀。。。就這樣，我們又更認識了彼此，感情變的更好了呢!
我來總結一下吧!在這15天裡，我們這22個志工做了數不清個人生的“第一次”。第一次吃好吃的momo。第一次連續走了6個小時的山路。第一次跟尼泊爾人一起謙誠的拜拜。第一次用夾腳拖征服了泥巴路。第一次放開心胸大聲唱歌。第一次夜宿機場大廳。第一次大膽洗冷水澡。第一次天天吃咖哩。第一次上廁所要帶頭燈。但無論如何，一個第一次真正的快樂就夠了!
我真的在尼泊爾學到很多東西。在村民身上，我體會到真正的人生。在領隊身上，我了解到志工的意義。在這21個人身上，我領悟到樸實的快樂。去的時候我們只是一群志工，現在回來卻是一團超麻吉的麻吉。還記得回國的第二天。我就有種莫名的空虛感。大家都回到屬於自己的地方。不再有人排隊洗澡，不再有daily
meeting time，不再有fire line，不再有namaste，
不再有咖哩豆子飯，不再有瑪莉娃娃，不再有歌唱聲，不再有水蛭攻擊，更不再有大家一起的日子。。現在回來都一年多了，每當有人問我尼泊爾好不好玩的時候，我還是興奮也很想念那邊也很開心能跟別人分享這份喜悅。
真的，這十五天真的在我人生裡寫下一段很棒很棒的記憶……
國際志工服務-泰國
Chiang Mai， Thailand
12A 劉世群Sean Liu
Water rushes past my knees as my toes do what
they can to cling on the rocks. Right in front of me is a
two-story waterfall. 鏠ome on Sean, jump!?my daredevil friends
yell. Even though I𠍿 six feet tall, I𠐔e never liked heights. Be
a man, I tell myself as I bend my knees to keep my balance. Just
as I start inching forward, my right foot loses grip on the
mossy rock and I𠍿 thrown on my back. The river takes hold of me
and before I know it I𠍿 plummeting to my death. I shut my eyes
and crash butt first into the ice-cold pool of water beneath.
Every part of my skin tingles, and I resurface fully awake and
alive. 㜁OOH!?I cry, 尞et𠏋 do that again!?/P>
An hour later the group and I are riding in a
van, heading to our next village Ban SaiNgam. While I sink into
my seat and relax, I think about everything that has happened in
the last few days.
Just a week ago we had all arrived in Chiang
Mai, Thailand as complete strangers, all volunteers for Rustic
Pathways Foundation. Our counselors whisked us away into rural
Thailand, to a village school called Nohbo Academy. There we
worked for ten days constructing cement block walls in
classrooms and in a new auditorium. We also got to know each
other ?I became close friends with Cory, a soccer goalie from
Wisconsin, and Julia, an aspiring singer who loves to box.
Today is a day of relaxation, a reward for
our hard work at Nohbo. The sun quickly sets, and we stop at a
city called Pai along the way to shop and eat at a night market.
Tired and hungry from jumping off the waterfall, we wander
around the night market in search of tasty authentic pad Thai.
Cory taps my shoulder, 璌ude, look at that.?I turn around and my
jaw drops to the ground in disbelief. Standing ten feet from us
is a transvestite, but no ordinary transvestite. He, she, it is
split right down the middle. Its left half is wearing a slick
black suit and has the face of a man, and its right half is
wearing a flashy pink dress and has the face of a woman. It
looks at us, smiles, and says 廍awasdeekaa,?which means 蘔ello?in
Thai. Transfixed, we forget about our hunger and spend the rest
of the night taking photos with the half-man-half-woman.
The following day we arrive at our second
village, Ban SaiNgam. The villagers welcome us with traditional
Thai singing and dancing. Well-rested and energized by the
villagers, we begin the day𠏋 work with intensity and focus. In
one week, we finish a building a water retention tower, painting
the village school, and constructing a cement floor and tin
walls for the spirit worship house. On our final day in
Thailand, the village shaman holds a 𦽳tring ceremony,?during
which he blesses each of us with a string necklace, asking the
village spirit to protect us from harm. The village also hosts a
farewell feast for us, and we gorge ourselves on the succulent
roasted pork. We join the villagers in their singing, and
although we don㦙 understand the language we know what it means.
Both the villagers and we know that our service work will make a
positive difference in their daily lives ?that's what we𠆫e
singing about.
I will always remember my experience in
Thailand. Thailand has brought me together with some of my best
friends. It has shown me what service truly means, something I
would never have encountered at home. Most importantly, Thailand
has given me the adventure of a lifetime, and I will always
grateful.
國際學習—參與LTC設計集團在中國大陸的計畫
12A 梁怡翎Albert Liang
Summer has been a time when students usually
go out to chill at home and to slowly morph into a bean bag
chair. On the other hand, for my last four summers, I𠐔e been
morphing into my computer chair and interning at an
architectural company located in San Francisco. Although most
adults will say that work is much harsher than school, I would
beg to differ in the years I𠐔e been at LTC Design Group. This
summer, I𠐔e worked on projects located in China in areas such
as: Cheng Du, Hu Fan Qiao, and Wu Han.
In Cheng Du, I participated in the modeling
of five schemes and the finishing touching for the axon views
for each. The time spend on the project amounted to around one
month, in which a team of 4, including me, participated in the
modeling and pre and post rendering touches of the project. Each
of the schemes composed of two mixed-used sky scrapers and a
smaller residential tower.
Hu Fan Qiao was a project that carried on
from last year. In order to have a larger success in one of the
competitions the company was participated in, the head architect
decided to submit a total of four schemes. For two months, one
of the principal architects and I worked on the design of a
scheme which was later modified for another. In relation to the
culture in the area, the design composed of a traditional
Chinese lattice window structure for the outside curtain wall
design. The stone walls were connected in such a way to resemble
a flying Chinese dragon. In order to incorporate a mixture of a
Chinese and modern design, the inner corridor𠏋 glass was
designed with black, grey, and white colored glass panes in a
modernist style orientation to make the building feel much more
lively. The water which follows in a continuous loop around the
whole of the building is to give the building a closer feeling
to nature, especially since running water is considered one of
the most relaxing sounds.
The last project, located in Wu Han consisted
of four different schemes with designs ranging from stone heavy
design to glass heavy design. For this particular project, I did
not participate in the design, but rather the post rendering
editing of the buildings. Some of the most fun is during the
post editing. For instance, the tone of the rendered view could
dramatically change from a more evening feeling to a daytime
feeling with a few brushes using Photoshop. The most eye opening
aspect of which I did the editing was exactly how much one can
change a picture to make the building that was once mundane,
into on that stands out.
