My sister and I taught a few classes everyday in the morning and in the evening.  The first class I taught was kindergarten.  I really didn’t know how to start off so I decided to see how much arithmetic they knew.  I started quizzing them on their multiplication tables and they started rattling them off.  They all started chanting multiplication tables from two to five in one voice.  It was pretty incredible.  I doubt that I knew my multiplication tables when I was that young.  After that I decided to teach them the sixth multiplication table.  They caught on incredibly fast.  All the kids were so intelligent and had such a good memory that only after a few times of repeating it they got it down.  I started quizzing them and gave pens to the kids who got my questions right.  I ended up exhausting my pen supply giving one to every kid in the class.Read More ...

Younsters from New Jersey volunteered at College for the Blind from 28th July to 9th August 2009.

In Akhil's own words "The quarters that we were provided with had a new bed, a cooler, a table and metal shelf. So, I was taken care of very well and was give anything that I required. There was not a single problem associated with the food, quarters, or anything else. Our stay was enjoyable and I got very connected with the students. We were together for so long that the day I left, they started crying and asking when I would come back. Even I got emotional because I was leaving friends that I stayed with for so long. My stay at the college was a great life experience and made me much more mature. After doing the service, I felt really good because I was able to help so many people."

In Bharani's own words -

 A little anecdote (me and Ramesh - full-blind student there):

"Anna (Brother), I'm reading a book since I can’t fall asleep; the darkness and light have no effects on me, except for the fact that one is hot and the other is not"

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