{"id":1296,"date":"2017-06-01T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-01T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/temp.lhasocialwork.org\/2017\/06\/01\/fun-in-learning\/"},"modified":"2020-12-24T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T10:49:33","slug":"fun-in-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lhasocialwork.org\/tibetan\/2017\/06\/01\/fun-in-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun In Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BlogBy Tony Collier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Volunteer Job at Lha: English teacher<\/p>\n

There\u2019s a saying which goes \u201cthe best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others\u201d. Volunteering with Lha offers you just that.<\/p>\n

I first volunteered with Lha back in 2010 as an English teacher to the Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced classes and my experience then was one of utmost joy as I relished in the curiosity and wonder of the hustle and bustle of McLeod Ganj (McLo) and the spiritual serenity that only India can offer and provide.<\/p>\n

Outside McLo, I frequently enjoyed the wooded beauty of the mountain trails and hiking up to Triund became a regular pastime.<\/p>\n

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These experiences were just as equally matched in the classroom. The students, who came from a variety of cultures, were eager and attentive. They appreciated you and the time you offered to assist them in their growth. As time went by, I found that I\u2019d developed a genuine bond with them and this fuelled my determination to ensure that they received the best of my time and energy. <\/p>\n

I recall standing at the back of the class (in the larger classroom) watching the students completing a regular test, looking out the window to the nearby mountains and wooded hillsides while listening to the noises from Jogiwara Road below that I felt deeply content.<\/p>\n

Such feelings are so rare in our western fast paced consumer lifestyles and this treasured memory and feeling has remained with me ever since.<\/p>\n

I returned to volunteer in 2017. Although for a shorter period (2.5 months) my experience was no less rewarding. While things had changed in McLo, the vibrancy had remained and Lha happily, had continued unchanged.<\/p>\n

\"BlogMy experiences this second time was uniquely different and enjoyable. I saw McLo and teaching through older eyes and this was especially rewarding for me personally. The students were, as ever, eager and attentive and I understood their learning needs from wiser eyes.<\/p>\n

This time we, collectively as a class, had a lot more fun in learning. They, in learning English from me and me in learning about myself through both them and their experience.<\/p>\n

As a result, I regard this recent time as a volunteer as the most successful and rewarding, both from the students learning point of view and from my own perspective of learning about myself.<\/p>\n

So, there\u2019s truth in that saying. Lose yourself in the service of others and you will find yourself.<\/p>\n

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Posted on<\/strong> June 2, 2017<\/p>\n

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