People say that a beautiful, fresh and artistic city is a place where you don't want to go when you come. I think Xiamen should be like this. ...
At that time, I submitted my resume through various online posts. Finally, I was invited by a volunteer from Xiamen Happy Sea Inn. At first, I was very excited, excited, and of course a little nervous. Because I am also worried that I will be cheated and unreliable. After all, I am only a freshman and have no experience of going out of the province alone. But in the end, I got up the courage, packed my luggage and took a step of volunteer travel. Later, I also thanked the original decisive decision. That day, I just arrived at Xiamen North Station, and the innkeeper sent me the route to the inn, which made me feel like I was in a foreign country. Then we arrived at the station, and the boss was waiting for us, carrying luggage up the stairs. It's the two of us, empty-handed. Only warmth and touch ... the boss arranged for us to live in the guest room, and the living environment was really bang. For an instant, I felt that my previous fears, even my cowardice because I was afraid to come, had changed a lot! In this way, we began our volunteer journey. It happened to be the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, and business was very good. The next day, we will clean the twelve rooms with the largest number of people so far. We get up at eight o'clock and have lunch all day from morning to afternoon. But at that time, we didn't know whether it was because we were too excited just now or because we were girls, so we didn't feel tired. In the evening, the boss said that we cleaned so much on the first day, which made him feel guilty. We also comforted him that we were not tired. It is precisely because of this that my boss and I have become trusting each other and get along well in the next ten days. At this time, I think I should call my buddy. Ha ha ha ha ... this is the busiest time ~
In the following days, we occasionally clean, usually in the morning, and sometimes we don't have to work all day. When we are free, we scream and play. Eating is eating with the boss. Of course, we need to wash the dishes. The boss also took us wandering outside in his spare time! During our volunteer days, we almost traveled all over Xiamen. As far as Xiamen University is concerned, we went there three times.
Riding on the road around the island, passing Zhongshan Street, Zeng Cuo An Village Village with countless exquisite shops, Gulangyu Island with small and fresh literature and art, several parks I like very much, the seaside only three minutes away from the inn, Xiamen University with a difference of 108,000 meters in college entrance examination scores, we were in my paradise, the cat house and cat street in Ding 'aozai, and the clean Nanputuo Temple ... At that time, we were really happy.
Volunteers also let me know friends from all over the world. I know the outside world is really big, and now we are still in contact, which is something I feel very lucky. Volunteers, really let me know a lot, but also let me gain a lot, thank you, and then I bravely took that step! Thanks to the volunteers! Thanks for all the encounters!
Let's explode the picture ~ ~
(There are many people in Zeng Cuo An Village Village at night)
(There is also a corner of Furong Tunnel at the main entrance of Xiamen University)
(Zhongshan Road)
(I remember that day, the innkeeper went back to his hometown, and then we two volunteers went to the seaside for a day by bike and drank coconut milk for a day. There are pebbles on the plank road, too. )
This was taken when another volunteer and I went to Xiamen to meet the boss and met the owner of the inn next door. )
Castle Peak is very big and delicious.
8-5 to 8- 17 The 2nd Yunnan Volunteers (Banshan Huayu Inn)
Because I haven't had much time to write about my feelings and experiences ~
I just finished my third volunteer trip in Xiamen. (From 2-2 to 2- 14, I got home at 3 o'clock the night before yesterday. This time it was a coincidence that two friends suddenly said they would go, but they had never been there. Finally, I helped find a family and promised three people to be together. Although I have been to Xiamen, I don't deserve to come again on this trip
Sometimes I see Weibo and the Internet talking about how volunteers were cheated. I don't want to see such things as volunteer travel being criticized, and I don't think there is anything to generalize. I have always regarded volunteer travel as a sacred thing. I may not have experienced such a bad thing. I can't say anything, but I am always grateful. Thank you for meeting such a nice person all the way. No matter the boss, tourists or friends who are also volunteers, they all feel very warm. I have been to Xiamen several times, and I really like Xiamen, a warm city, regardless of people, things and things. I don't understand on the way. In Xiamen, it seems that many times you don't ask others, but they tell you on their own initiative, which surprises me.
I have been to many inns, and each inn has different requirements for volunteers, but I believe that as long as you work hard, it will be the same everywhere! Tell me about this time!
Xiamen George Old House is the place where I volunteered for the third time. As my boss said before I went, I didn't do much. It's true. It's just that my cooking sister went home on a business trip, and then volunteers helped me cook. On weekdays, I am responsible for helping my aunt clean the sheets and pillowcases. That's it. I returned five rooms a day, which means I demolished five sets. Then put on a new one. Usually do it in the morning. Boss always buys endless snacks, helps celebrate dinners on birthdays and provides tickets for sailing boats. There are fewer volunteers this time than the first time, but every time there is an element of happiness. Now I just want to explode.
Zhongshan Road near the hotel
Shop in Shapowei Art District near Xiamen University.
Sailing experience
(A coffee shop in Art Street, Shapowei)
A corner on the third floor of the villa.
Maybe life is to meet unknown people, things and things. It's better than nothing. Everything here is wonderful! ! ! Thanks for the wonderful life and all the wonderful experiences.