After the earthquake happened in Wenchuan, China(May 12, 2008), a lot of people lost their relatives, families and appartment. It was a tragic catestrophy to us before the Olympic Games.

As Chinese students who are studying in Finland, our hearts still connect to our mother country – China. We also wanted to do something which can help the Sichuan victims. So in Finland, one of my schoolfellows Lee, had contacted with the Red Cross and organized an activities to collect money in the high density places - Kamppi, Rail Way Station and Tapiola.

The thing most impressed me was that the back of every Finns I saw after they donated money. They were not Chinese. They had no responsibility to give the money to help the victims in China... (Some people in China always compared how much did this contry give? How much did that contry give? How was the rank of every contry? I don't agree it was a wisdom thing. Why we had to force other to donate more money? That was not a total competition.) People, especially the elderly people, were likely to give. No matter what they weared, no matter what they did, I noded my head with Kiitos to them after they inserted coins or paper currencies. Another impressing thing happened to me was that the parents were likely to give the coins to their baby or very young child and let them to donate it. Though they probably didn't know what happen because they were so young, I knew that their parents want to foster them a good habit(The Truth of Rich, a rich people is always being rich in their spirit).

When I lived in Finnish Society, I found that I have been loving to live in Finland gradually. They are very kind, friendly and selfleness. I never forget their faces and backs.

Kiitos, my Finnish friends!