吉拉,一位藏族盲女孩的故事

Kyila's Story

现在,我有一个美好的梦想。我梦想开办一所盲童幼儿园,它也许安家在西藏,也许落脚在其他地方,总之是一个需要这样一所学校的地方。

Kyila was born in 1985, near Mount Everest, in a small city called Lhatsa. Four members of her family are blind, including herself. At age 12, Kyila went to school in Lhasa, the biggest city in Tibet, with her two brothers. The school was established by Susan Sabriye Tenberken, a blind German girl. During her first 3 years of study, Kyila learned how to dress herself, how to make a bed, and how to eat and wash, as well as Chinese, English, computer skills, orientation, and Braille. In the next 3 years Kyila trained as a professional masseuse. She learned Chinese massage, acupuncture and physiotherapy. Kyila went on to open a small physiotherapy clinic, and currently hopes to set up a kindergarten for the blind. Many blind children in Tibet have stories similar to Kyila's. Susan Sabriye Tenberken received the National Friendship Award for her great contribution in Tibet.