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The meaning of the word “volunteer” may be a little different in different countries，but it usually means “one who offers his or her services”.Volunteers may work within their own countries or in other countries.They are often people with a strong wish to help those who are less fortunate than themselves.Volunteers don’t expect any kind of payment.
Tracy，a good friend of mine，brings us a new idea of what being a volunteer means.She worked for two and a half weeks in one of Mother Teresa’s homes.The following is her story.
She was so moved by Mother Teresa’s spirit to help others and her endless love for every human being that after she graduated from high school，she flew to Calcutta for a few weeks.
Tracy was asked to work in a home for sick people.She helped them do various things.“I felt it was better to share with them than to think ①that I have helped them.②To be honest，I don’t think I was helping very much.It was then that I realized that I had not really come to help，but to learn about and experience another culture that helped improve my own understanding of life and the world，” Tracy said.
1.Unlike students in our country，these boys do not wear cotton uniforms，and many of them also have to walk a long way...
2.There’s no electricity or running water and not even textbooks，not to mention laptops，tablets，or other modern devices！
3.Tombe’s father，Mukap，a man with a strong jaw and a wrinkled forehead，led us to his house，a low，round bamboo hut with no windows...
