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Volunteer Essay—A Choice Without Regrets

Published: February 2, 2008 Edit:

w88 casino News Network (Volunteer Dingwen)The volunteers for the Water Cube test competition had to give up the opportunity to go home and reunite with their relatives. Although everyone knew this fact, they still chose to stay in Beijing.

Before and after signing up to be a Water Cube volunteer and interviewing, classmates reminded me: "What if you can't go home to celebrate the New Year? What should you do if you celebrate the New Year alone in w88 casino?" At first, I was hesitant: whether it was more interesting to go home to celebrate the New Year, or whether it was more meaningful to stay in Beijing as a volunteer. After a hard ideological struggle, I decided to stay. After learning about my decision, my family kept calling me to urge me, asking when I could go home. Have you bought the train ticket? Can we have a reunion dinner together during the Chinese New Year at home? To be honest, I didn’t know any of this, and I didn’t have high expectations about the train tickets, but I didn’t want my family to worry, so I just said I could get home at noon on New Year’s Day to give them some comfort.

During this period, I was also shaken, especially when I watched my classmates dragging their suitcases happily to the train station, I was also thinking: Is it worth it? These days of volunteering gave me the answer.

When I stood guard on the first day, I mistakenly thought it was an indoor post, so I wore a very thin cotton coat instead of a down jacket. The cold and windy parking lot is where our post is located. After patrolling for nearly two or three hours, we were so cold that we lost consciousness, but we had no idea of ​​retreating at all. We were quite happy. I even felt a little too "heroic". I even doubted what was wrong with me. Thinking about it afterwards, maybe it was a belief that supported me at the time. At this moment, a venue staff member came over and asked me why I came here without a down jacket, and turned around to help me find some clothes. After a while, Zou Qi, the volunteer leader of Tsinghua University and the volunteer leader of w88 casino, saw me and put down the task at hand to help me find a down jacket. I was very moved and felt very warm. It was a very wise decision to join the ranks of volunteers. With the care of the organization, no matter how strong the wind is or how cold the weather is, I have enough confidence and courage to cope with it.

In the following days, we either have to get up early or arrive at w88 casino very late. The train tickets home have not yet been finalized due to the snowstorm. But in such a warm group, hardship and tiredness are nothing. What is left are some very warm and beautiful memories.

Volunteer Liaison Ma Liming Collect Reporter Li Yingbo Organization

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