<转发> Thank You Email-From Philipino EP Kara

[Cecilia Liu]

Anyway, I just want to say sorry for all the times I haven't been able to show up in class when I get sick (especially the first week, due to the erratic weather); and also lately, because I've been having trouble with my mother (she's been insisting the past week that I go home already because of the strained Sino-Filipino relations, as I'm sure you've heard about; so I had to call the airlines and make sure she doesn't re-book my flight going home to an earlier date); and also for that strange incident when my head started bleeding in the middle of the night and Liz had to take me to her doctor aunt the day after (Adela probably told you about this). It was also irresponsible to not attend the Saturday class to go to Suzhou (that was an 'outing' organized by Kevin that I went to along with all the other AIESEC trainees; you can ask him about this). I know there's no excuse for my absences, but I want to apologize just the same.

If you would ask for feedback from the classes I was able to facilitate though, I hope you'll find them satisfactory; I love the Xinhua and Huajing classes in particular. I wasn't able to deal with the full schedule too well, and I sincerely say sorry for that; you don't deserve a substandard EP. I just want you to know that I did what I could given the circumstances, and I learned so much from this program. I'm glad I took this project instead of GPN, because although I couldn't handle the 6-day work week (and I was too embarrassed to ask you for less classes), I was able to learn so much about China and the culture and the lifestyle, from those students who could actually speak enough English. And I also learned so much from their teachers, so in case you're still in contact with Jing Cui (from Bao De) and Anna (from Huajing), please let them know how much I appreciate their help (but I have already told them this personally).

And since I'm already extending my gratitude to everything about the program, I'll just continue. :)) Thanks for helping out as much as you can; I'm sure handling EPs while you still have school is no easy feat, and you did an admirable job. Please also extend my thanks to Adela, because although I am the only Red Wings trainee handling a primary school class, and I find it difficult to teach Grade 1 and Grade 5 kids (I always need a translator), she was very kind and nice when I met her (during the Suzhou field trip). I'm sure SISU deserves being a reputable LC. :) There are a lot of tweaks that can be made to the Red Wings project though, and if you want to ask for an evaluation or something, I'll be more than happy to share constructive criticism. The bottom line, however, is that all in all it was an experience I'd be happy to relive. :)

Most of all, thank you so much for Tao Ye! I'll be telling her about how much I love her when she drops me off at the airport on Saturday, but also because you are the project head, I want you to know that she was (and is!) an excellent buddy. I like bragging about her to the other trainees, because she and Janey (and Lia) take me to places around Shanghai, and help me fix my laptop and my phone, and help me find my way when I get lost, and take me to the movies (and the gardens, and the zoo) when I ask them to, and generally bring me to all the lovely Chinese restaurants that I otherwise wouldn't have been able to go to if not for her! I make sure the other trainees are very jealous, so after I leave, if they ask for Tao Ye, now you know why. Haha. I don't know if there's a prize for 'best trainee buddy' or something in AIESEC SISU, but if there is, you know who the winner is! (And this is a unanimous decision, because I know for one that the buddies of the other trainees aren't as accommodating as mine; no offense meant to them because I have not met them, though.)

I didn't expect this email to be quite this long, but I guess I have too much to say and it's difficult to express all my gratitude in concise words. Thank you for six amazing weeks, Cecilia! I'm sorry for bringing you trouble, and headaches. I wish there was a way to make it up to you. Good luck with later runs of this project!

P.S. I'll be leaving Rishab a map with specific instructions on how to get to the communities in case he gets lost again. It was insensitive of me to expect him to remember everything after just one try; I'm sorry for that again. I thought he would like the practice, but that was presumptuous of me! Anyway before I leave, I'll make sure this is attended to.

这封邮件是EP写给我的Thank You Email, 转发到群里，是希望大家能一起感受到我们真真实实给EP带去的改变，虽然我们各种苦逼，各种解决问题，各种suffer，但是这才是我们真正努力的原因。

相信大家也知道中菲现在关系紧张，那天在课上讨论到这个问题，我瞬间非常非常自豪。因为我相信经历了这6周experience的Kara对中国的印象绝对不会只是听到菲方的说辞，她会有自己的判断。至少我们改变了这个菲律宾人对中国的认识。

AIESEC那些听起来非常夸张的“促进世界和平”的目标应该就是这样实现的吧！

第一次觉得维护世界和平这件事并不是遥不可及，而是咫尺之间，只要我们在行动。

RW的老年人议题其实在EP中并不是最受欢迎。我之前match的时候有不少EP转投了GPN。

这是第一次有EP告诉我她很高兴选择的是RW而不是GPN，太不容易了 o(╯□╰)o

还有明天下午5:30在市区EP住的hostel，我们会和EP会和带他们出去玩一下，有空的亲一起去吧，Kara后天就走了，也算是farewell party了。

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Best Regards，

Cecilia  刘铮

Project manager of Red Wings

公益项目部红丝带项目经理

Local Committee SISU|AIESEC Mainland of China|www.aiesec.cn
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E-mail:liuzheng...@gmail.com|Skype:cecilia.liuz

AIESEC is the international platform for young people to explore and develop their leadership potential.

[李瑾雯]

我真超级超级开心看到这些，虽然我和kara没有什么接触。

so proud of us!!!

2012/5/17 Cecilia Liu <liuzheng...@gmail.com>

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Best Regards，

Merry Li  李瑾雯

Member of Red Wings|Project Based on eXchange Function

公益项目部红丝带项目成员

Local Committee SISU|AIESEC Mainland of China|www.aiesec.cn
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Mobile:+8618817331679|E-mail: merryli...@gmail.com|Skype: merryli.aiesec

[lyra chou]

情真意切

[Adela Tang]

Kara是个很可爱的姑娘~！第一次看到她，就觉得像是一个迪士尼动画片里的小精灵~哈哈。

虽然在中国，因为水土不服，身体总是不太争气，但是第一次听你去小学教小朋友上课，那里的小孩都很羞涩，不愿和外国人交流，可是一直在调动气氛，和小朋友们沟通！这次的EXCHANGe也许不完整，一定会有下一次！期待下一次再与你相见！

苏州之旅也是很开心的啊~

2012/5/18 lyra chou <lyracho...@gmail.com>

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Best regards,
Adela Tang 唐晓雯 

Member of Red Wings|Project Based on eXchange Function
公益项目部红丝带项目成员
Local Committee SISU

(Shanghai International Studies University) 
Mainland of China www.aiesec.org 

Mobile: +86 137-6115-0481 

E-mail: adelatan...@gmail.com  

Skype: adelatang1.0

Facebook: Xiaowen Tang 

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