I recently took part in a trip to the Mama Papa home in Northern Sri Lanka to go and visit an orphanage. In this orphanage there were a number of children with disabilities that ran all across the board from physical diabilities to mental. I found this experiance very moving for when I first arrived I was a bit uncomfortable about beign around children with mental and physical disabilities; but as time went on through the day i realized that all these children need is just a little of your time to make them happy. They will never complain and will always have a smile on their faces as long as you do as well.
The part that really bothered me about the whole experiance is that the facilities were not suitable for the caretakers and also the children. The children there have disabilities and will be happy no matter what but we know what types of facilities they should have and what should be their standard of living. The group I went with to the orphanage will be returning to teh orphanage as planned at least once every month and a half and also plan to have a fundraiser to raise money for their facilities and basic nessecities like diapers, blankets and powdered milk.
Also I also just returned from the IB TAPS (http://www.ista.co.uk/taps)orientations in Jakarta, Indonesia where we attempted to further our acting skills on stage and behind camera. We underwent a series of exercises that tested us both mentally and physically. The different classes we took were that of Masterclasses which works like a specialty clinic for certain acting skills and regular classes that involved the different aspects of acting and ways to use acting and drama to influence you, the audience and others in differnet ways. Overall a enjoyed the trip the Jakarta and taking part in IB TAPS and plan on doing it again next year...IN HOPES :) of furthering my acting skills!!! :DDDD
