Ms. Zhou focuses on mental and psychological counseling for woman in rural areas. She writes about a life-threatening experience caught in a snow storm when returning home from a trip.
-- I came home a little worried on the 17th of this month because the weather report said that Beijing had bad weather that forced the airport to delay hundreds of flights. Arriving in NanChong airport, I heard that the plane would arrive on time, so I called home to ask for pick-up at the airport. Turns out they had already left in the pouring rain. Nevertheless, the plane was still delayed due to air traffic control. I looked forward to take off; I looked forward to land. When I walked out of the airplane, snowflakes fell from the sky as it was below zero degrees. It was about midnight. Jing and XiaoLe were already waiting for me. I gave XiaoLe a hug, and also wanted to give Jing one, but I saw his fatigue and I felt sorry. Outside, snow fell heavily, and half the street was filled with snow. There were only a few vehicles; the three of us forgot to consider that not many vehicles went to the ring directly. I have never in my life encountered such traffic; I could hardly see in front of me, heavy snow kept falling, and it was as if countless jumping elves kept flashing in front of my eyes, making me dizzy. The car could only move about forty steps at a time. The HeYue Free Library provides children with free books and information, while promoting values of equality, respect, and participation. This article is a brief introduction to the new NGO, with snapshots of their accomplishments in their first few months of existence.
-- The NGO HeYue not only builds and supports rural school libraries, but they also establish small libraries in city communities. They hope to raise resources from all aspects of the society, while expending a small cost, and let the community residents operate autonomously. Beginning in February 2012, they opened their first free community library on Beijing XuanWu East Street 20-3A. It consisted of 2000 books, all of which, in addition to the bookshelves, were sponsored by various enterprises. Financial information can be found on the HeYue free library blog. On the library’s opening day, five children borrowed twenty books. Some of the fourth graders turned to their grandmother and said, “This is my happiest day.” Ms. Zhou focuses on mental and psychological counseling for woman in rural areas. This update documents a fun contest she hosted in honor of this year's National Women's Day.
-- I had planned activities for this festival over a month ago. I sought out five contestants, and the theme was "What kind of woman is the most beautiful?" It was what my lecture would be about. The first contestant, a village kindergarten teacher, was very talented. She gave her speech "The Most Beautiful, Happy Woman". The second contestant was a woman's director of a village, and among the five contestants, she was the only one whose contest paper was left completely unaltered because I was afraid I might damage its simple beauty. In it, she wrote, "Women who are very sentimental are the most beautiful women; a fourth generation woman is the most beautiful woman; women working in the fields are the most beautiful women; and having the courage to stand on the stage, like me, also makes the most beautiful woman!" Little Red Scarf CARE serves to provide financial means and encouragement to children suffering from congenital heart disease. In addition, they provide the family with post-operative care and help their child sustain a healthy lifestyle. The following is a translated story about one such child, JianHui, and the transformation of his mother from desperation to hope.
-- JianHui is a very lovely, sociable child at the young age of ten months. Six days after he was born, he caught a severe cold and continuously cried while his face and lips turned blue. As the crying became more faint, his family became worried and quickly took JianHui to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with congenital heart disease. However, his family refused to believe the doctor and ignored the problem until JianHui was about eight months old, when he suffered a shock from a cold-induced fever. The family panicked and took him to the provincial women and children’s hospital in Lanzhou, where he was, once again, diagnosed with congenital heart disease. JingHui's family finally, though reluctantly, came to term with the results and asked God why this suffering was placed upon them. The mother blamed herself for the cruel disease imposed on her first child. Every night, she would wake up during her dreams with a start. She feared that this newly discovered disease in her family, along with their already-present poverty, would surely make them the object of sneers and judgment in the village. Ms. Zhou focuses on mental and psychological counseling for woman in rural areas. In this update, Ms. Zhou talks about her memorable encounter with a stranger at the ChengDu railroad station. Learn more about her counseling center here!
-- On March 2nd, I arrived in Nanjing; on the 3rd, I had a class to teach; on the 4th, I left early in the morning to fly to ChengDu. Coming out of the ShuangLiu airport, it was raining really hard, but I still had to run to the train station to buy a ticket to NanChong. Somehow, I managed to purchase a ticket, but then discovered that were no seats remaining on the train. Slightly frustrated, I grabbed a seat nearby to cool down. Just as I sat down, a woman and her mother came by. The woman looked about 50 years old, and her mother about 80, and the two were carrying a lot of luggage. She sat down next to me and took the initiative to chat. Right as she found out who I was, the lady desperately grasped my hand and spoke to me in tears saying, "Ms. Zhou, please help my son!" Her son was 14 years old, and addicted to the Internet. She and her daughter have tried disciplining him, but nothing has worked. Now, he doesn't even go to school. He locks himself up in his room, and has even jumped out of the window to run away. After one such episode, he didn't come home for a couple days. The mother tried asking his teacher for help, but to no avail. She also asked her daughter to not beat her little brother, but she often gets caught up in frustration and doesn't listen. |
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