A book for you -Oosati

Learning outcomes achieved while doing the activity over a period of time:

1)      [  ] Increased their awareness of their own strengths and areas of growth

2)      [   ] Undertaken new challenges

3)      [   ] Planned and initiated activities

4)      [√] Work collaboratively with others

5)      [   ] Shown perseverance and commitment in their activities

6)      [√] Engaged with issues of global importance

7)      [   ] Considered the ethical implications of their actions

8)      [   ] Developed new skills

We talked and worked on the project in the school before the winter break started. We sat and went through stories after stories on internet which might be suitable for the students. While I was in Korea, I gave comment on any work Grusha was doing on the project. She would ask if a story would be appropriate or too complicated, then I gave a feedback.

I must thank Grusha because she contributed a lot for the project, and she was the one to put things together. I was in Korea during winter, so it was her who has done the major part.

It was a challenge for me to work on the project. I stayed in my grandmother’s house where there was no internet connection. I had to walk to library to check e-mails from Grusha. I had to sacrifice my time for the project. I could have met my old friends or went shopping with my mother but I thought I was responsible for the project and could not leave all the work to be done by Grusha. I had to let go what I wanted to do in order to do what I had to do. And looking back, I do not repent. I learned the importance of working with somebody who is equally enthusiastic. It makes such a wonderful teamwork and in this way, any work can be accomplished.

Now whenever I go to Janawada school and see my students studying from the books that we gave them, I really feel that it was worth sacrificing my time in Korea.