One Man's Dream: Luke Lin

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	Grandpa Mike’s Dreamcatcher

	A Brief Introduction to Grandpa Mike’s Dreamcatcher
	Grandpa Mike is from the state of Wisconsin. He has been Luke’s volunteer for years. He teaches kids in Changhua online. He is a retired teacher now. He was once the principal of a school district. Because of his teaching experiences, he knows very well how to talk to students who are learning a second language. He also makes presentations for his online sessions. Grandpa Mike visited Taiwan in November, 2013. Luke took him to many schools to interact with students and videotape news reports. The 2014 Cyberfair team was able to witness, first-hand, how Luke promoted international education by working with international volunteers. Grandpa arrived at our school on November 18. The first and second graders welcomed him by playing the drums. Grandpa Mike introduced his hometown to us. He also told us a story about dreamcatchers and then he showed us how to make them.
	Grandpa Mike’s Arrival by Chi-lian Hong
	Today Luke invited Grandpa Mike to come to our school. This semester he talked to us on Skype from Wisconsin. We were very happy to see him in person. Our teacher Mei-chin led the Cyberfair team to make a big welcome poster for Grandpa Mike. People said the figure in our drawing looked a lot like the real person. We really appreciate the fact that Grandpa bought airplane tickets to come to Taiwan to help students here. Our director Mr. Liu asked everyone at school to go to the audio-visual room over the PA system. Grandpa Mike looked taller and stronger in person. It was really hard to believe that he just came out of the projector screen and stood right in front of us. Grandpa Mike told us a story about dreamcatchers. The tradition originated with the American Indians. They believe that if you hang a dreamcatcher above your bed, only good dreams can slip through the net and bad dreams get caught on the net. We could have a good night’s sleep because the dreamcatcher prevents bad dreams from coming to us. It was an interesting story. I think cultures in different countries really vary to a great extent.

	Since Grandpa Mike came a long way to see us, we prepared cards to him. When I showed my card to him, he called my English name. I was very happy because I didn’t expect that. It was very interesting to have some fun interacting with him. He was so kind, just as what I had expected. I was so lucky to meet Grandpa Mike. Then it was the dreamcatcher-making session that I had been looking forward to. Grandpa Mike showed us how to make a dreamcatcher. It looked easy, but it was not. It was a lot of work. To prevent bad dreams from coming to me, I tried my best. Luke, Susan and Kevin were busy shooting the session and would make an English newscast about this cultural exchange. Finally we were done. We took a photo with Grandpa Mike, Luke, Susan, and Kevin with dreamcatchers in our hands. I felt happy about this educational event. I would like to express my gratitude to My Culture Connect for bringing international volunteers to various schools so that students could learn something about different cultures.


	One Man’s Dream: Luke Lin