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Day: April 25, 2014

April Orientation

April Orientation

     From the 7th of April to the 11th of April, our Bangalore office saw the arrival of 11 new long-term volunteers (LTV) from Italy, France, Germany and the Czech Repubic.      The week long orientation for them was facilitated by 13 FSL-India staff members and included topics such as voluntarism roles and responsibilities, Indian pedagogy, India and Social Concerns, and a newly added session; A Reflection on Peace.       This batch of volunteers showed a…

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Solveig’s experiences so far…

Solveig’s experiences so far…

     Solveig Freiling, a long-term volunteer (LTV) from Germany has been working at Nallurpala School in Mysore, Karnataka since August 2013. With four months to go, she writes to us about her experiences and insights so far.        “I was brought up in a very creative family in Germany. My Mother is an artist and my father is a musician. So since I was small, I was in contact with all different kinds of arts. I think…

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