Monday, March 21, 2011

A thousand reasons to live life...happily!!!!

hey guys!!! its me again!!!
well today, we were all divided into 4 groups. and we visited different social care centres.each group consisted of 3 students accompanied by a teacher.Eva, Merel, Pio,and myself comprised one of the 4 groups. And we visited 'Hja"rnskadeenheten' ......a activity centre for those with acquired brain damage. we were eager to meet the people there-
The moment we entered the place, we were greeted by the sweet lady incharge(sadly i cannot remember her name) .We had a warm welcome by a some of the few people here. And spoke about loads of stuff , while enjoying delicious freshly cooked cinamon buns and sipping hot tea. We shared a lot of stuff, regardin´g social centres in india, educational systems¨and so much.
After that showed she us around. we came across the different ways in which the people there spend their time in positive way ....and that includes some work, some music for the soul and some time shared with each other.
She showed us the music room where there were provisions for a specially abled person to play the drums ánd other instruments, the music part here is considered very important since , the institution and the incharge people there believe that music can sooth their mind which in turn enhances their thinking capacity. And it has shown some really positive effects.
Also she showed us around the working areas . There was glasswork room where i saw one of the person and the incharge there helping him out ....what caught my eye was the smile and the serene grace that flowed between the two...a bond of understanding.
And we also came ácross the sewing room and the wooden handicraft making room....it gave u a feeling that there are so many ways in which you can utilise your time , believe in your talents and ´create something really beautiful!!!
And finally we enetered the shop! and my oh my!"!!!! with all due respects, this shop was better than any of the souvenir and other top notch shops i visitetd in sweden, and i have a reason to support this......i found sincerity , creativity and the stuff there was so cute!!! so cute!!! i hope my pictures of this stuff tells you what i mean to say.
Merel , Pio and myself got a lot of stuff! !! A lot!!!! Merel says that the shopping she did there is enough for the whole trip! yeah lol!!! I guess it was!! I picked up some cute stuff too!!! And it was really generous of the lady there(sorry! still cant remember the name!) , to give us one item each for free...she said it would remind us of the time we came here!!! how sweet is that!!!
Oh and , the number of people working there is quite limited...9 employees and 22 clients...but that small number is the main reason why there is so much affection and togetherness among the people there...
And thaT´´s the beauty of it!!!
Honestly this ´was one of the best visits i'v had so far!!!
And not forgetting my crazy pals , merel and pio....had a blast with you guys!!
And eva , ´really happy to have you with us!!! always a pleasure!!!
Thats it for todaý!!!
Adios....until the next post!!!

2 comments:

  1. i have a few pictures i wanted to post...but the system aint workin right now...but i promise i will upload them as soon as it gets back to normal!!! want you people to see the pretty stuff made here!!!!

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  2. hey..... nice .... real nice.....
    a li'l 2 long as usual.... but den it's u!!!! :D

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