Community service: A day in blind school

On Friday’s field trip, we went to Father Ray Blind School in Pattaya. In that school set up for blind kids, we played games and do many activities with the blind children. First of all, we shared our information and thoughts with each other through asking each other’s names. Next, we built teamwork by singing songs and dancing in circles. Finally, some of our classmates blindfolded their eyes and played ball with the kids in the school. However, compare to those trained blind kids that can sense slight sounds, our classmates always threw the ball in slanted directions or miss catching the ball, because they’re not used to the situation of not seeing anything. On conclusion, we have a fun time with the blind school kids.

During the activities, we needed to talk to the blind kids. My Thai languages still needs improvements, so sometimes I could not understand the directions. I tried my best though, to catch up with the Thai phrases and translate them to some of my friends. I participated in the activities of singing and dancing, and I frequently talked to the kids in blind school. However, I think I could be more engaging and active when playing with the kid. Instead, I was a little unnatural and shy, and sometimes I have no clues what to do. On general, I placed efforts on this community service, but I think I can do even better if we go again next time.

 Our trip to the Father Ray Blind School was a new and unique experience. We communicated with children of the same ages and learnt about their life—which is totally different from ours with healthy eyes. I had thoughts that we’re very fortunate kids compare to the kids in blind school, and we should appreciate that instead of being dissatisfied and complain about our life. I was also inspired by how good the kids are at playing ball, even though they couldn’t see anything. Now I understand how efforts make differences, and anyone can become successful by trying their best. Overall, I had a great time in Father Ray Blind School, and I hope that we could do more community services in the future. I believe we can make the world a better place just by extending our hands to anyone, like a cold stranger, or a blind child with a bright, sunny smile.