Final Impressions
Volunteer’s final impressions about the overall experience….
Looking back to your expectations and goals, would you like to comment on your overall experience here?
- I did not come with too many expectations….essentially, the success of your time here depends almost only on you- you can make the best or the worst out of any situation.
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Had much higher expectations and goals as well as fears before I came to India. Here I experienced a much more relaxed and easier way to deal with the role as a volunteer. We do not really have a real job and also can change only small things. But since I was motivated enough, I always had something to do. In total I am very grateful to have stayed such a long time in India although it was not always easy.
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Actually, I couldn’t remember the feelings, expectations, fears I had before going to India, but when I got the letter I had to write to myself during my orientation seminar in Germany, I could see that every single expectation (more concerning my personal development) was achieved so far. I learned a lot about myself, about our German or European society, I started to think more about if this is actually the right thing “we Europeans” do instead of taking it like this. Concerning my personal development, I can say that I really learned to relax, to not take everything (including myself) so serious and to see every failed plan as a chance to try something new.