Introduction and Arrival at Beijing
Greetings! Many of my readers will already know who I am, but for the benefit of anyone who happens to come across this blog while browsing the web, I will briefly introduce myself. My name is Valerie, and I am totally blind. I just graduated college with an AA degree in art. As recently as last November, just before Thanksgiving, I accepted a volunteer internship position at an orphanage called Bethel China, located in the suburbs of Beijing. This blog is being written specifically for those interested in my experiences teaching these young blind children the basics of the English language as a means of easing the transition once they are adopted by an English speaking family. I have already been at the orphanage for a few days, so in order to keep things straight, I will write about some of the things I have already experienced. I will divide each section by day to make it both easier for me, and--hopefully, for anyone else reading this. Tuesday/Wednesday, February 12/13 I didn'