The difference we make Letters
Letter from a young deaf young man who came on JoLt’06
Dear Dorothy,
I would like to write this letter to express my thanks for all the work you have done for JoLt and for the wonderful experience you gave me. I imagine that the journey around India and Bhutan that we completed will be the highlight of my life. I enjoyed it so much, the activities, the sights, the food, the culture, but the best part was definitely the people.
For someone like me; who had never properly known another disabled person before, let alone a deaf person, to meet 24 other disabled or disadvantaged youngsters was a very important learning experience for me. Some of those people became great friends and I have a new sense of motivation to succeed in life.
I feel more confident now to meet new people, try new things and to realise that being partially deaf does not put a barrier on my dreams. Even though I have always been treated the same, I have always felt different from my friends. But now I'm proud to wear hearing aids, and even if there was an operation some time in the future to fix my hearing I don't think I would change myself.
I am at University now, and I feel that JoLt has been of enormous help in showing me that I can manage to be independent; to manage my time effectively etc but to also work as a team.
The team spirit on JoLt was amazing; I have never experienced anything like it. Everybody looked after each other and helped out and we achieved so more by working together. I am forever grateful to you, all the leaders and to the JoLt organisation for the 'journey of a lifetime' of which I will always remember as a special, inspiring and happy occasion.
Looking forward to seeing you and the rest of JoLt at the reunion, Love.
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