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110930 [NEWS] MBLAQs G.O Letter from the Other Side of the World
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ABM Blog post by msshady @ AbsoluteMBLAQ
MBLAQ members G.O and Mir spent two weeks in Peru doing some volunteer work for Dream of Koica celebrating its 50 year anniversary of services around the world .
The boys and a large number of volunteers traveled literally to the other side of the world in order to help on different areas like culture, education, medicine, sports and more.
It took them 26 hours to go from Korea to Peru making it a really long and tiring trip, but the idea of helping the children returned the hope and courage to their hearts and minds.
G.O has written a letter relating the experiences they went through during the first 10 days since they arrived to Peru.
On the letter G.O talks about the Tae Kwon Do exhibition in Cuzco, the cultural event in Lima as well as the volunteer work in a school in Huaraz.
Peru, for me is not a familiar country like the United States, Japan or Thailand.
South Korea is located at the other side of the world with a time difference of 14 hours. The place for the volunteer work is located from 3,000 to 4,000m altitude. Everything is strange and awkward and therefore a bit scary.
On the first day in Peru we went directly to Cuzco. In Lima we could not feel the altitude but we felt it as soon as we arrived to Cuzco*. Breathing was difficult and I felt like I was going to faint due to the lack of oxygen.
Little by little I was able to adapt before the Tae Kwon Do exhibition and went to the stadium in Cuzco. There I was able to meet a line ready to practice. There are actually a lot of people in the countryside including children learning Tae Kwon Do.
I went to the square to promote the exhibition and practice. The kids were shy but had warm eyes and gave us some fliers that I accepted. Even then I was not getting adapted. That night I was able to fall sleep despite the altitude.
The morning arrived. Now I finally got used to the altitude. Breathing the fresh air was really easy. I went to the place where we were supposed to complete our schedule.
It was the day for the Tae Kwon Do exhibition. There were a lot of people at the stadium. From young kids to grandparents, people form different ages were interested in Tae Kwon Do. Me and many volunteers participated in the exhibition.
I felt very proud as Korean. The exhibition lasted for 2 hours and the people were charmed by the spirit of Tae Kwon Do.
In Lima people were informed about an event with Korean traditional music. Surprisingly a lot of people from Peru showed a high interest in the Korean culture.
The journey continued in Huaraz. We found a school located at a 4000m altitude in the mountains. The children were studying in an unappropriated environment and even the bathroom was not complete.
We were able to talk with the kids and get close soon. We were glad to give them chocolates, bread and vitamins.
We started working on the bathroom and kitchen renovations. Hammer, shovel and pickax. We did not have enough equipment and some things were difficult but solved it by joining forces.
On the other side, we also gave some medical assistance. I helped the pediatrics and ophthalmologist. The children were not aware of the proper nutrition intake, and probably because of that most of them had a bloated stomach. The older people needed some medical treatment, specially for the eyes.
Now I am writing this letter after spending 10 days in Peru. I have been doing some volunteer work. I think this is going to leave me a deep and valuable experience for the future. I will try really hard to help on the remaining days.
Dream of KOICA has been working on different countries like Peru, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Ethiopia and Senegal with more than 90 volunteers including celebrities, doctors, and more.
*Lima is located at the sea level while Cuzco has a 3,399 m elevation.
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