Official Start Time: 1:24 am
Date: 10/9/08
Official End Time: 3:41 am
Today was another great day with high hopes for better days yet to come. China is playing a role more and more in my everyday life. I hope that one day I can help Steve bring opportunities to China that we are just starting to embrace here in America. The work we are doing is really something great and wonderful that I hope brings new opportunities to students all across China.
Since going to China and really engulfing myself in this social network and several other social networks created by Ning I have found a new understanding of how technology can really mold the world around us. After going to China, I came back with a new understanding of the culture which motivated me to take what I had learned and apply it one step further. I decided to join Steve as a team player in the growth of the Ningxia Dragon Student Ambassador Website to help spread new opportunities to students all across China.
The idea is to integrate technology along with project-based educational programs that will help provide students in both the US and China with the opportunity to collaborate and establish social connections via the internet and social networks such as Ning. This idea could help establish a connection of educators in both China and the US who feel that the use of technology could provide students with real world opportunities essential to a balanced and complete educational process for tomorrows leaders and citizens.
The challenge we face with promoting an idea so rich and powerful is support. The average Chinese family could not afford to participate in such cultural exchange and even more so for families in the United States facing hard times with our current economy. Financial support would make it easier for deserving students to take part in such exchanges and become leaders in their communities. Movements are being made and it will only take purpose and collaboration to break down the brick walls that stand in our way.
Going to China made me realize how dynamic the students and education has become. Everyday students are becoming leaders and setting the model for future students to follow. I feel that the students listed below would benefit most from what we plan to do in China due to their leadership and dynamic spirit for seeking change.
Snow- I met Snow while in Yinchuan and was captivated by the leadership she took into insuring my health when I got sick in China. Snow represented our interpreter in the hospital and took care of me throughout my stay in China. She was responsible for my well being and I could not have asked for a more responsible, determined, and caring individual.
Lane-I recently met Lane and have since then been shocked with her willingness to make our dream for China possible. Having really no connection to the website besides the information I have provided her with, Lane has taken it upon herself to tell every teacher, student, and friend she feels would be a great addition to the site and bring us one step closer to making our dream a reality.
China has given me the opportunity to meet new people and really work on issues that could affect hundreds. It's a challenge we face with the number of members needed to be added to the site and the community we must build, but worth every moment knowing that what we are doing will one day make life better for a Chinese or American student somewhere on the map.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 10/9/08
Official End Time: 3:41 am
Today was another great day with high hopes for better days yet to come. China is playing a role more and more in my everyday life. I hope that one day I can help Steve bring opportunities to China that we are just starting to embrace here in America. The work we are doing is really something great and wonderful that I hope brings new opportunities to students all across China.
Since going to China and really engulfing myself in this social network and several other social networks created by Ning I have found a new understanding of how technology can really mold the world around us. After going to China, I came back with a new understanding of the culture which motivated me to take what I had learned and apply it one step further. I decided to join Steve as a team player in the growth of the Ningxia Dragon Student Ambassador Website to help spread new opportunities to students all across China.
The idea is to integrate technology along with project-based educational programs that will help provide students in both the US and China with the opportunity to collaborate and establish social connections via the internet and social networks such as Ning. This idea could help establish a connection of educators in both China and the US who feel that the use of technology could provide students with real world opportunities essential to a balanced and complete educational process for tomorrows leaders and citizens.
The challenge we face with promoting an idea so rich and powerful is support. The average Chinese family could not afford to participate in such cultural exchange and even more so for families in the United States facing hard times with our current economy. Financial support would make it easier for deserving students to take part in such exchanges and become leaders in their communities. Movements are being made and it will only take purpose and collaboration to break down the brick walls that stand in our way.
Going to China made me realize how dynamic the students and education has become. Everyday students are becoming leaders and setting the model for future students to follow. I feel that the students listed below would benefit most from what we plan to do in China due to their leadership and dynamic spirit for seeking change.
Snow- I met Snow while in Yinchuan and was captivated by the leadership she took into insuring my health when I got sick in China. Snow represented our interpreter in the hospital and took care of me throughout my stay in China. She was responsible for my well being and I could not have asked for a more responsible, determined, and caring individual.
Lane-I recently met Lane and have since then been shocked with her willingness to make our dream for China possible. Having really no connection to the website besides the information I have provided her with, Lane has taken it upon herself to tell every teacher, student, and friend she feels would be a great addition to the site and bring us one step closer to making our dream a reality.
China has given me the opportunity to meet new people and really work on issues that could affect hundreds. It's a challenge we face with the number of members needed to be added to the site and the community we must build, but worth every moment knowing that what we are doing will one day make life better for a Chinese or American student somewhere on the map.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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