Both direct service and lifestyle/ personal gestures were done during our trip. The act of traveling to China and teaching there is direct service. Every morning we would have an english class that consisted of vocabulary, sentence structure, and grammar. The rest of the day would be spent exploring the city and area through activities such as preparing a meal, boating local rivers, and experiencing the day to day life of a student. Obviously, these activities were part of the lifestyle/ personal gestures. By spending lots of time with these students, we made an effort to make English more tangible. During this time, English became a real part of their lives through conversation. It wasn't just a weird language that they didn't understand. Hopefully this sparked more interest in English.
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