Indescribable

We taught 126 children to count to 20 in english. Together with people that was at first was strangers, which eventually became life long friends, the experience I shared with them is something I always refer to as indescribable. The children was between 1- to 6 years old and we taught them more than just counting. We taught them how to differ colors, what the meaning of the 7 days of the week stands for, the 12 months of the year and how to differ a square from a triangle. But most importantly, we gave them our love. And they gave back a kind of love that I think is very rare and precious. Everyday we woke up, ate breakfast together with the volunteers and was given a ride to different projects. At my project, we had control over 126 children in 2 separate houses. What most people think is that these children needs more attention and that is of course extremely true. The children in poverty needs us. But what most people doesn't understand, is that we need them. More than ever. I have learned so much about values after participating in SAVE Volunteering. The best thing was the first time 67 children at the same time screamed my name when I entered the school in the early morning. They did that every morning until I left after that day. It is definitely the highlight but also a big difficulty because the last day was very sad and emotional. I would love to hear their voices, to see their bright smile and to give them hugs and love every day of my life. As a poor student, I learned how much I can give individually and realized how big of an impact we can all do together.