No Christmas tree, no decoration, no Santa Claus but nevertheless a lot of happy children. The blindschool staff, I as Englishteacher, the Blindschool coordinator Trang and two local volunteers, had organised a Christmas party to introduce an important western tradition to the blind students. Since blind people lost one of their five senses they focused on the development of the ears, the nose and the sense of taste.
So we brought a CD-player with a “Best of Christmas”-CD and all kinds of cookies, among others the famous German “Spekulatius” and “Lebkuchen”, known for their specific taste. Soon we had more than 20 kids sitting in the English classroom, listening to “Merry Christmas”, enjoying the cookies and chatting lively with each other.
Highlight of the party were the presents we bought for the kids. Pencil cases, soft toy animals and other little gifts waited for their new owner. But first the kids had to play stone-paper-scissors to compete for the best presents. In the end the room was empty, no cookies, no presents, no children left. Only a few poor volunteers who had to tidy up the chaos.
Marius
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