|
|
In the afternoon when the JRS team returned to the base camp in the village carrying their hungry stomachs through the cold weather, suddenly some construction workers brought fruits or crackers from home. For agrarian communities such gestures are not merely a “take and give” but carry a sense of kinship, sharing with the visitors (in this case the JRS team). The construction workers who are mostly farmers always share their crops in every harvest. They felt that’s “the only thing” they could do to show their appreciation after they obtained lots of knowledge while joining the program. Attending a course on bamboo at Parahyangan University in Bandung on 27 January 2010 became a meaningful memory for them. “I have sat at the university, with lecturers and college students, even though my head was dizzy due to the air condition,” said a workman proud.
|