Salute and help quake survivors

My daughter and I have been working as volunteers in the Hongbai School in Shifang of Sichuan province in the past few days, teaching English and trying to inspire students in their study and life.

But both of us quickly found that we have actually learned more from the students and teachers there than what we could offer them. We instead feel constantly inspired.

It was one of the schools worst hit by the devastating earthquake nearly a year ago. A total of 159 students and seven teachers lost their lives. Half of the students now studying at the school had the experience of being buried under the rubble as both school buildings collapsed on the afternoon of May 12. One survivor, a teacher, was dug out after 106 hours of living under the debris.