#ibmcsc China 30
Today was our Community Service Day and as I wrote yesterday, there were many activities planned for the day by our NGO partner VSO and the local community center. As soon as met at the hotel lobby, Shen Shuo from VSO handed the day's agenda to us with our national flags printed on the first page. We decided to take a picture with everyone holding their flags and as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words, this photo sums up the CSC program. 10 Team members from 8 different countries, all volunteering as a team representing IBM.
We received a very warm welcome when we reached the venue and we had a short introduction from all of us. The participants from the local community included kids, students from high school and elders. From IBM side, we had sessions on Language and Culture, Career Planning and Brazilian Samba dance lessons. I was part of the Language and Culture team and it was fun talking to the kids and students. They were very curious to know what kind of festivals we have, what languages we speak, Bollywood and much more. One of the things that I told them was about a festival called 'Rakshabandhan' which is being celebrated today in India.
From the community's side, we got lessons in Calligraphy, Dumpling and Noodles making and Chinese dance forms. Thankfully, I was not part of the dance group but I learnt to draw a few Chinese characters and also, the Noodles making process.
The day ended with all of us exchanging gifts and expressing our heartfelt gratitude for making us feel a part of their community.
Today was our Community Service Day and as I wrote yesterday, there were many activities planned for the day by our NGO partner VSO and the local community center. As soon as met at the hotel lobby, Shen Shuo from VSO handed the day's agenda to us with our national flags printed on the first page. We decided to take a picture with everyone holding their flags and as they say, a picture speaks a thousand words, this photo sums up the CSC program. 10 Team members from 8 different countries, all volunteering as a team representing IBM.
We received a very warm welcome when we reached the venue and we had a short introduction from all of us. The participants from the local community included kids, students from high school and elders. From IBM side, we had sessions on Language and Culture, Career Planning and Brazilian Samba dance lessons. I was part of the Language and Culture team and it was fun talking to the kids and students. They were very curious to know what kind of festivals we have, what languages we speak, Bollywood and much more. One of the things that I told them was about a festival called 'Rakshabandhan' which is being celebrated today in India.
From the community's side, we got lessons in Calligraphy, Dumpling and Noodles making and Chinese dance forms. Thankfully, I was not part of the dance group but I learnt to draw a few Chinese characters and also, the Noodles making process.
The day ended with all of us exchanging gifts and expressing our heartfelt gratitude for making us feel a part of their community.
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| The Team |
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| Answering questions on our culture |
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| With all the kids...all of them are so cute... |
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| Calligraphy lessons for Wagner and me |
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| Spreading the dough for noodles |
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| Dumpling and noodles lunch |
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| With the gifts from the community center |
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