Last week, upon invitation by the Christian Fellowship Club of my school, i participated in a program to teach english to some underprivileged kids, or so i was told.
So in the end i didnt really teach any english, but we helped the kids with some picture coloring activities, crossword puzzle, and origami. Buat kapal je (nasib baik aku ingat), coz earlier they learned about noah's ark. It was held at a very modern looking church. They also sang an apparently famous song called 'jesus loves me'.
Regardless, we were divided into groups, the younger kids in 2 groups, and the older ones in 1 group. The age range was between 4-12 i think. I wanted to stick w the older kids cause then i can talk to them (they can speak english well) and also i didnt want to do things like 'cakkkk!' with the younger kids. But alas they told me to layan kanak2 yg paling kecil skali.
Omg, i was like so stupid. Sumpah x reti ok. So i just stood there and became the color pencils holder. And during the crossword puzzle activity which i can finish in like 5 minutes with 12 words to find.. I had to pretend i didnt know and to 'search the word together'. Well whats the point if they dont look for the words themselves right. I gave clues.. Sometimes made expressions of utter happiness and awe when they found the words. Omg, so weird. First time ive ever had to do anything like this. And when doing the paper boat, i waited for the kids to show me the steps.. And then say how clever they are.. Hahahhahha.
The kids mostly ignored me though.. It hurtssssssssss!! Waaaaaaa... But one kid came to me and did it all with me and gave me high fives and what not.. Its like he was the adult and i was the kid. I was soooo grateful for this sweet little kid. He made it not awkward at all and that made me feel much better.. So grateful that i made him another origami (not paper boat) and colored it and said 'this is for you'. He said thank you and i saw him slipped it in his jacket pocket. Then when all the kids were starting to leave, he sort of lingered around and looked at me.. So i took a picture with him.
The church we went to was in a place in Onsan, and i was told today that it is the poorest place in Korea. I dunno if thats really true. But the area has a lot of chemical factories, high pollution and nobody wants to do the job in the factories coz its dirty, dangerous, and lowly paid.
The programs for the underprivileged kids, mostly who has single parents, is supported by the government. The church was so high tech ok. 2 large flat screens, equipped with computers and projectors, stereo system. Around the hall there were 2 drum sets (normal and electronic), sooo many guitars (acoustic and electric alike), and an organ. We were served some fruits and food after the kids were gone. All in all it was a really good outing. Will probably join again next time round, if time permits.
Coincidentally i just finished reading the book Little Princes by Conor Grennan the day before, who told of his experience taking care of orphans (or rather, victims of child trafficking) in Nepal.
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