volunteer/work experience

Working ability is very important or maybe more important than study. I did volunteer works which are guide Danish students, teach English for elementary school students ,help in the library, painting for GCA fashion show, did volunteer work in welfare house.I learnt about the welfare house where is located in Qingxi Lu, Nanjing. The welfare house looks like a kindergarten. The children who live there are very happy. There is also a hospital in the welfare house. Some of the parents who abandoned their children in the welfare house because their child had diseases which might cost them a lot of money. The hospital in the welfare cure the children and the welfare will send them to a new family to make the children grow healthier. The children are divided by their ages. The oldest child is five years old.On March 14, Candy and I guided some Danish students to look around our school.On Saturday morning, I came to school and guided the Danish students who are very kind---Lena and Katharine. After we looking around the whole NFLS and talking about the school life in China and Denmark. Lena, Katharine and their friends wanted to know more about the Chinese people‘s daily life. So, we decided to go to the market near the school. Then I led them go to the German bakery. When we walked past the military camp. I was walking in front of the Danish students. Suddenly, Lena cried urgently behind me’ Joanne, come and help us.’ As I looked back, I saw a soldier dragged Lena‘s camera .Lena and her friend didn’t loosen their hold, too. The soldier wanted to grabbed the camera because Lena‘s friend just took a photo of the dustbin which is in the front of the military camp. He said the photo which is include the military camp need to be totally destroyed, so Lena’s memory card which contains all her photos she took in China would be confiscate. They couldn’t neither listen nor speak in Chinese. They felt angry but vexatious. We were the only people could help them.
I tried my best to translate between the soldier and Lena. Lena said she could delete the photo, but the soldier refused to do so. They thought the photos could come back if they wouldn’t destroy the memory card. Then, a lot of people came to us and stood around us to see what happened. I felt embarrassed and frightened. I still negotiated with the sodier. At the same time I let Candy call our teacher and the Danish teacher. Lena’s cheeks went red and tears wet her face. I gave the cell phone to Lena and she called her teacher.
Luckily, we found the number of a Chinese teacher who was charged with these international students. We told him the exact location and the situation here. In five minutes, both the Chinese teacher and the Danish teacher arrived. As the result, Lena bought a new memory card and copied the photos from the old card except the one which was taken on front of the military camp.From this volunteer experience, I learnt that when I have some difficulties or in some bad situations, worry might not work. I need to calm down and face the problems. I also learnt that before we go to another, we need to research about the country. Even we study abroad for at least four years. We need to know the culture differences, politic differences, economic differences and so on.I think communication skill is required to work effectively and safely with others and to succeed as individual and collaborative workers. As the example that I guided Danish students, good communication and negotiation make me work efficiently. Another example, when I taught primary school students, I communicated with them. I need to make sure that every sentence which I said they understand.As a teacher, I think be responsible is very important. When I taught primary school students, I put most of my effort to teach them. More they learnt, more happier I am. They understand what I taught means I am successful. The students and I all spent time to study. I need to be responsible to them to make them really learnt things from me. Being responsible also benefits the community and me. Being responsible to my work make me work efficiently. Everyone being responsible may make the community works properly

report of volunteer work

Working ability is very important. Doing volunteer work is a good way to improve our employability. I have been a librarian in Nanjing library, made stage property for drama club and helped tutor club.
Fan is the leader of the tutor club. He is conscientious. I learnt a lot from him. He is organized. He planned everything before he did it. Then he did as what he planned. Planning makes us more effectively. He always uses charts and lists to make tutor group. It makes people easy to understand which group they are in. I learnt this from him. I used not only charts and lists of data in my club work, but also other areas of my study.
I like doing DIY. I am a member of DIY club. I also helped drama club to do their stage properties of drama ‘The Taming Of The Shrew’. I did the mail box. Firstly, I cut the square side to the arch. I made the shape of the mail box. Secondly, I wanted to make a cover of the box on the black paper and cut it. When I stuck it on the box, I found that it couldn’t cover the whole box. The box is stereoscopic. I was careless,I drew the wrong 2D shape of the box.

Unfortunately, I wasted a piece of paper. I drew another cover and stuck it on the box. I cut a hole on the bottom of the box and made the wood stick through the box. It couldn’t stand with a stick. We were disappointed. I came up with the solution,‘we may put it in the tall box ’.‘yes! It is a good idea. maybe we can put some sand in it.’ Angela suggested.

From this process, I knew that I was careless sometimes and I tried my best to correct it. but I think creative is my strength. so I will keep it.
As a librarian, I need to arrange the books. There are a large amount of books. Arranging them might take a lot of time and energy. At first, I couldn’t find the position of books easily. Then I found that there were numbers of the books. Each shelf has its own number. Putting the books in their ordered shelves is more easily. I think observation make work effectively.
Doing volunteer work makes me improve myself ability. Because of being the helper of tutor club, I get more organized skill. Because of making stage properties, I got more creative and more conscientious. Because of being the librarian, I knew that observation is very important.