很高兴我能成为AIESEC（国际经济学商学学生联合会）的一分子，AIESEC是全世界最大的学生组织。它提供了一个发现自我潜质的平台，让我可以到世界上发展速度最快的国家——中国去工作的机会。
AIESEC每月有超过1，400个活跃社区，250，000 个注册档案,以及10，000个论坛领导职位，是全球最大的、最活跃的开放性ACS平台。
中国北京AIESEC的活动，由印度德里的AIESEC支持和协调。印度AIESEC提供给我到中国从事社会发展领域工作的机会，为那里悲惨的、不幸的儿童提供康复服务。此行我服务的是北京丰台利智康复中心。
初到中国那刻起，我的生活就发生了变化，这也成了我最难忘的经历。所以，我很愿意与大家一起分享，过去八周的工作经历以及身处其中的体会和感受。
第一次见到利智康复中心的学员时，我就有过这样的感受：渺茫的希望，还有内心产生的反感早已占据着我们的心灵，脑海中也总是充斥着嘈杂声，可我却体会不出来那是怎样的一种音乐。
当我们听力清晰，视力敏锐以及身体安康时，当我们为生活而奔波时，我们是否意识到还有一个被我们忽视的群体。惟有见到他们并花时间尝试了解他们时，我才意识到他们的存在。尽管我尚不能很好地理解中国人，也不能用语言与他们沟通，但一直有一个由爱、真诚、纯洁和友谊共同编制的纽带将我们紧紧系在一起，也让我更好地了解他们。他们每一个人凭借着他自己独特的生活感知去体验这个世界。
当我们忙于追逐更多我们渴望得到的东西，希望自己无忧无虑的活着，一旦意识到生活已变得不如我们一直想象的那样，因此觉得生活艰难枯燥乏闷的时候，而他们正在感受着这世间万物，并用他们富有意义的生活描绘一个绚丽无比的天堂。
残疾人不应受到歧视。这个社会没有任何权利去歧视这些残疾人群。在我的体会里，视他们为自己生活中的一个个独立的能动者，而不是被动接受关怀和帮助的群体。我坚信他们能够活下去，也会理解生活赋予的意义和理由。
他们只是与我们不一样生活的群体。经过一段时间，在教会利智学员各式各样活动后，我有意识地让这些生活在世上的人们知道，自己的才智是非常重要的。这也是我为什么受之鼓舞、去支持和组织这次活动的原因。所以，我与利智康复中心共同开展了以“共同冲破阻隔”为题的活动。
现实生活中称这些残疾人群为“弱势群体”，并不是因为他们的身体上的某种缺陷，而是社会强加在他们身上的认知态度，社会的、文化的、经济的以及环境方面所带来的阻碍，这些因素阻隔他们参与社会。这也是活动发起的缘由?D?D“共同冲破阻隔”，为了提升人们的意识，打破由社会污名造成的障碍。
此次活动的主旨是，唤醒意识，提高责任感。让更多的公众去关注残疾人问题。达到这样的目标，为残疾学生创造一个全新的舞台，让他们充分的表达自己，通过互动、交流、拉近人与人之间的距离，让活动昭示着健康的前景。
来自印度的我，一直都喜欢追根究底地去了解更多有关中国的文化、人民以及语言。在付出许多努力和耐心等待后，我终于争取去利智康复中心工作的机会。自认为自己非常幸运，抓住了一次去工作和体验一个国家的难得机遇，而这样的国家正飞速成长起来，此外它还拥有非常独特的文化。
在中国生活的2个月时间里，就个人和工作而言，自己的经历相当有意思，也很富有挑战性。在我的人生中将会有这样的一段经历，曾经与12名中国女孩在一起生活多达6周之久。了不起的是我了解了中国和这个国家的人民。并以最好的方式体验到中国的独特之处就是与这些女孩们住在一起。这段时间里，我不仅学会了些汉语，而且学会如何去做中国菜肴，如沙锅（这是我的最爱），方便面，蘑菇等，还学会了用筷子吃饭。然而，有时我也不得不面临这样的困难，比如一人坐车出门，与小贩讨价还价，以及在交通堵塞严重的路上长时间滞留。但我想这是在中国成长和体验真实生活的一部分内容，也相信自己在面对这些困难时并能够战胜它们。
在北京，我还游览了许多名胜古迹，长城、雍和宫（最大的喇嘛庙）、天坛、故宫、颐和园和天安门广场。深深让我感动的是，学习和见识到中国的悠久历史。但对我来说最喜欢的是长城，也非常喜欢“不到长城非好汉”的名句。令我兴奋的是，人生中自此有了一次游览长城的经历。想想看，从太空可以看到的两个人类工程，长城就是其中之一。
我也去过北京动物园、中国饭馆，有名的KTV和按摩院以及一些不错的酒吧。我也经历了一些以前从来没有听过的事情。除了北京，我还去了中国的南部城市，那个以美食和购物著称的城市——广州。在那里，我经历了一个让我记忆深刻，也令人兴奋的端午节。站在人流中，争相看着河面上快速弛过的龙舟。那就是龙舟比赛，这也让深刻体验到在其他任何一个国家都没有过的感受，并为他们欢呼着。后来我们还品尝了粽子，味道真是棒极了。
八周里，我行走在一个有着5，000年文明的国度里，她孕育的文化和宗教博大而精深。如果把中国比作一个汤锅，它的里面盛放着这些全球化、科技、基础设施、贸易、工业和商业的调料，使得她有着最快的发展速度和持续繁荣的经济。这样看来，中国又好似是一个复杂的DNA模型。不过这对中国来说，她还没有办不到的事情。
中国很迷人、独特又与众不同，但有时又让人觉得糟糕，让人沮丧。尽管那样，但这就是中国，我喜欢这个国家。
I am glad to be a part of AIESEC the world’s largest Youth organization which gave me a platform to discover and develop my potential in the world’s fastest developing economies i.e. China.
With over 1,400 active communities, 250,000 documents, and 10,000 forum postings per month, AIESEC is the largest and most active installation of the Open ACS platform in the world.
AIESEC in Delhi IIT, India supported and coordinated with AIESEC in Uibe Beijing, China. They helped me get an opportunity to work in the development sector of China that works for the cause of upliftment and rehabilitation of numerous ill destined and misfortunate children of China . It is called Beijing Feng Tai Li Zhi Healing Center.
It is then that I came to China and had a life changing and the most memorable experience. I would like to share my experience in terms of work and being a part of this country in the last eight weeks.
We are caught up with our own little hankerings, cravings and aversions. The mind is filled with its own noise; it is unable to perceive the music of existence….
Yes, I experienced this when I first met the students of Li Zhi Healing Center. When we, the people with clear hearing, sound vision and healthy bodies, are busy rushing about our living, there is a group of people overlooked by our side. I realized this only when I met them and spent time with them trying to understand them. I could not interact with them in terms of language as I don"t understand Chinese very well, but still there was a bond that kept us together. It was the bond of love, affection, simplicity, purity and friendship that helped me understand them.
They experience this world with their unique perception of life. When our senses our dulled by the roughness of life which is always engaged in desiring more in life and living in ignorance of the present, they are sensing the creations in this world and depicting the colors of the Paradise with their spiritual and meaningful lives.
“Being disabled is not nearly as disabling as being discriminated against.” I think this society has no right to discriminate such human beings, as in my expereince I see them as independent actors in their own lives, rather than passive recipients of care or charity. I believe that they are the ones who are living life in the present and understand the meaning and purpose of this life.
“They don"t exist but live unlike us.” Only after spending some time teaching various activities to the students of Li Zhi Healing Center, I realized that its important for the people in this world to know about their talent and their skills. That is why I encoraged, supported and organized an event called “Breaking Barriers Together” with Beijing Feng Tai Li Zhi Healing Center, a NGO which cares for and educates Chinese people with disabilities.
People are disadvantaged not by their impairments, but as a result of the limitations imposed on them by attitudinal, social, cultural, economic, and environmental barriers to their participation in society. This is the reason that lead to the Event- “Breaking Barriers Together” aiming to raise awareness and break through the barrier caused by social stigma.
AIM: To raise awareness and make the citizen’s of China more responsible and sensitive for the issue of the disabled human beings.
Objective: It would give a platform to the disabled students to interact, communicate and express themselves in a different world. Thus, bridging the gap and resulting into a healthy outlook of the event.
Being an Indian, I have always been inquisitive to know more about the culture, people and language of China. After a lot of hard-work and patience, I got this opportunity to work with a non-governmental and non-profit organization called Li Zhi healing Center. I would consider myself to be extremely lucky because I got a chance to work and experience a country, which is growing at a rapid speed and has an extremely unique culture.
Being a part of China for a period of two months has been quite interesting and challenging at the same time both personally and professionally. I have had the time of my life staying with twelve Chinese girls for more than 6 weeks. It was awesome to learn about China and its people, and the best way to experience it was by living with them. I not only picked up the language Chinese but also learnt how to cook Chinese dishes like Hot Pot (which is my favorite), special Chinese noodles, mushrooms etc and also learnt to eat with chopsticks. However, at times I had to face a lot of challenges when I was suppose to travel alone in buses, bargain with the shop sellers, traveling long distances in heavy traffic. But I guess it was all a part of growing up and experiencing the real life of China and I had a great time facing all such problems because I could overcome all of it.
As a tourist I traveled to a lot of historical places in Beijing. I saw The Great Wall, The biggest Lama Temple, The Temple of Heaven, The Forbidden City, Summer Palace and Tiananmen Square. I was really impressed to study and experience going back to the history of China. As an individual opinion I liked The Great Wall the best out of all and I totally agree with the statement that “You"re not a real man if you haven"t climbed the Great Wall". It’s an elating and once in life time experience to stand on The Great Wall, one of the two places that can be spotted from the moon.
I also went to places like the Beijing Zoo, Chinese restaurants, the famous KTV and Messaging parlors and some good night clubs. I had the time of my life experiencing things I had never even heard of. Apart from being in Beijing, I traveled to the south of China. I went for a holiday trip to Guangzhou, A place which is famous for its brilliant food and shopping.
The most memorable and exciting day for me in Guangzhou was when I saw the Dragon Boat Festival, Standing in a rush, trying to look at the boats on the Pearl River, competing against each other at a great speed. Cheering for them was an experience that I cannot get in any other country. Later we had the rice dumplings, which was awesome as well.
In the last eight weeks, I was on a journey in a place which has over 5000 years of civilization, lots of knowledge and some spiritual beliefs. It was like a cauldron containing globalization, lots of technology, infrastructure, trade, industry and commerce. It is the fastest developing and booming Economy in the world. Thus, China is a complex module of DNA...and for China I think now sky is the limit.
It is beautiful, unique and different but sometimes chaotic and frustrating. But that’s just CHINA AND I LOVE THIS PLACE.
