【Culture Class for kids】

Both Lucy (Right one) and Joyce Wang (Middle one) taught culture classes at RUM, as part of our internship.

【Dancing Lion Mask】

【Dancing Dragon Mask】

【Spring Couplets】"春" means"Spring"

"吉" means" Lucky"

AUG 03 【Italian Dinner】

If professor Cole invite you to have  dinner in her home, you should never say no.
I will tell you why...by our photos.

It is the shape of Taiwan!!!

I didn't have time for taking more pictures... 

pasta with cheese

Bread

Apple pie with" peace"(蘋), made by Lucy.

We cut it...

then we ate it with ice cream.

Music Night!!!

Now I strongly believe that you understand the reason.

AUG 02 【Field Trip: Cahokia Mounds】

 Let's go to Cahokia Mounds!!!

It took us 3-hour driving to get there. What a long time...zzz

Long long long time ago, there was a highly sophisticated civilization called Mississippian culture...

We stand on the Mound 72!!!

Stairs and stairs...
Hello, we are here!!!

I love museum!!!

Perfect dinner for the day:)

AUG 01 【Site visits: Carle Hospital】

We went to the biggest hospital in Urbana-Champaign area, Carle Hospital!!!
The social worker here are full of practice experience. It was wonderful for us to heard from their rich and touching sharing.

Today is our last day for the class... Everyone wish that the summer can be last for longer.

【Food】 What do we eat for lunch?

During lunch time, there are some choices for us to enjoy lunch:

First, we can bring our lunch box with the leftover last night. 

The healthier and cheaper one!

Second, we can eat outside, such as subway, fast food, bagel,etc.

Third, we can buy lunch at our field site. Restoration Urban Ministries provides lunch for $ 0.50 on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday.

So, what do you usually eat for lunch?

JULY 30 【Cunningham Children's Home】

There is a agency with rich history of caring for children in Urbana. 

That's Cunningham Children's Home. 

Want to know more about? 

Just Visit:http://www.cunninghamhome.org/index.htm

The story began with this couple,Judge and Mary Cunningham.

They loved children very much, so they donated their house to  Women's Home Missionary Society, and the service for children started.

The Residents' house

The decoration on the building

The residents' house with swimming pool

Spiritual Center for ALL BELIEFS!!! It surprised me that there is a place for children with different faith in a faith-based agency.

【Pray Room】

Every children here can choose one piece of quilt as a symbol of himself/herself. 

All kinds of quilt.

【Debates on education for the residents: should they go to school in the community, or stay in the same school in Children's Home? 】

JULY 29 【Site Visits: Women in Transition】

We had a wonderful time in Women in Transition!

Center for Women in Transition, or CWT for short, is a nonprofit organization providing housing program for homeless and victims of domestic violence. Since there is no shelter for women, except CWT, I was very excited about visiting the site.  

Here is the website of Women in Transition:
 http://www.cwt-cu.org/index.html

The security and other device  help women stay in safe.

Soft Sofa

Nice bedroom for family, women and children.

It makes people feel home. :)

There is a special Head Start Program for children in CWT.

There is a Head Start Program just for the kids in Women in Transition. How neat!!!

Classroom with lots of teaching material

Playground for the kids

This road is not long for us, but for some people, it takes them a long time to go through.