Dialogue in the Dark - Our Thoughts - BZSE Entreprise Creation 08

Sunday, November 8, 2009 . Apple T02 - DiD tour
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When I heard that the we will be going on a DiD tour, I felt excited. However, I didn’t have much expectation. All I expected was to tour around different rooms in the dark led by a visually impaired guide.

I was kind of stunned by the absolute darkness in the beginning of the tour. I did not know what to do other then grabbing on to my friends’ shoulders. I could no longer depend on my sense of sigh but to rely greatly on my other senses to go through a park, take a boat ride, explore the city, and buy a drink at the café with our guide and a walking cane. Nevertheless, it’s an amazing and unforgettable experience. DiD tour allows us to experience the life of a visually impaired individual. In the dark, the guides are the ones who provide us with the sense of direction and security as our roles are reversed and I am sure it is very empowering for them to have this leadership opportunity. DiD tour has changed the way I look at visually impaired individual, they’re stronger we thought, I can never imagine how horrifying the tour will be without their guidance. Experiencing the world without sight has taught me to appreciate everything we have in life. In a way, being blind truly opened my eyes and now I have new insight towards life.

DiD is definitely a good learning model for BZSE and PCS students as it helps us understand the difficulty and challenges faced in setting up and running a social enterprise. We are also able to do our internship at DiD. Hence, in a sense, it is sort of a live experience of social entrepreneurship at work for those interns working at DiD.

BZSE students can help to create awareness for DiD through sharing their experience with our friends/family and encouraging them to visit DiD. Other than publicity, BZSE students could also contribute marketing ideas to market DiD Singapore.

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Welcome to the blog of BZSE 2008 about our takeaways after visiting the one-and-only Dialogue-in-the-Dark (DiD) exhibition in Singapore, at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.
BZSE 2008 represents the pioneer cohort of students from the Diploma in Business & Social Enterprise (BZSE), the one-and-only such diploma programme in Singapore.

BZSE is housed in the School of Humanities in Ngee Ann Polytechnic. It's the coolest diploma ever - we learn about creating businesses with a social cause.

Our whole cohort had a really great tour in the DiD exhibition, and it was so fantastic we decided to post up our experiences as a blog to share the experiences we had during the tour.
We hope that after reading our reflections, you will consider coming down to DID yourself! Just as we have been impacted, we believe Your life will never be the same again. (=

To find out more about the DiD tours, you can call the Booking Hotline @ 64606222 or check out the website at www.dialogueinthedark.com.sg Navigate around using the tabs above.