Amity Foundation in China

Wow, time certainly does fly when one is having fun. I’ve been in Long’an for a little over a week and a half now, and my team and I are about half-way done with Amity’s Summer English Program (SEP). My apologies for the lack of updates. My schedule has been quite packed since I’ve arrived. The teachers have been so hospitable and have invited us to so many different activities. My mornings and afternoons are taken up by class. Then in the late afternoon I play volleyball with the teachers. And boy, they are good. After dinner, our SEP team usually does a variety of activities for the teachers, such as movie nights, sing-along’s, or English Corner in the town square. My day usually ends with lesson planning for the next day. Then on weekends our hosts bring us to different places to sightsee. The mountains in Guangxi Province are absolutely stunning. I’m definitely going to miss this place when I leave. And moreso, I’m going to miss the teachers and my team members.

I’m having some trouble uploading pictures onto this blog at the moment so I’ll try again another time.

Sorry for the lack of updates, internet at the hostel hasn’t been the most reliable the past few days. However, as of Monday I’ve moved out of the hostel and down the street into a hotel for Amity’s Summer English Program Orientation. As of Friday afternoon, the other interns and I have completed the Service Learning portion of our internship with Amity. For the last week of the service learning we spent our time at the Amity NGO Development Center and the Amity Senior Care Center. I definitely enjoyed the opportunity to see a sampling of the variety of ways which Amity serves its community.

Once this orientation ends on Thursday night my team members and I will be flying out to the Guangxi Province to the village of Long’an on Friday morning. Nanjing has been an amazing city so I know I’ll definitely miss it, but at the same time I’m looking forward to seeing rural China. Until then!