I had lived with a couple of friends in a small apartment in London half a dozen years ago. One day we needed some tools to put up shelves and microphones for the party. We didn’t mean to buy the tools and rent them was expensive. Besides, it really got us annoyed was that we would also collectively create mountains of waste.

Inspiring by tool libraries in the USA and lending libraries in Berlin, we started a small Library of Things local. Up to now we have run five Library of Things site across London. Every of them lends approximately 40 items to 120 local borrowers monthly. We make that easy for people to borrow an affordable carpet cleaner, or tent, which finally leads a better quality of life.

Last summer I have an unusual experience. It was raining hardly. Because of this, the river near my town rose but flooded some of the rice fields. The villagers, included me, went to the dam to make them strong. The PLA soldiers also came to help us. We fought hard for three days. On the end the dam was saved and our village protected from the flood. Though I became very tired after I returned home, but I was very happy. I learned many things from the villager and the soldiers. I also learned a lots from my unusual experience.

Last weekend, I, together with some classmates, going to the Green Farm to participate a grape-picking activity. Walking through the “Green Passage”, where we came to the grape garden covered an area of 100 mu. To our amazed, we saw advanced technology and equipment using for efficient farming. Everywhere our eyes fell were bunch of grapes, which were all red and purple, shining like pearls in the sunshine. Not only did we collect fruits directly from the plants, but also we enjoyable ate lots of fresh grapes there. What this activity has given us is an unique pleasure. What is also a great opportunity for us to get close to nature.