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My name is Johann. I have been in India for about 3 months. And during this time, I got to know the Indian culture a little bit and got an experience how my everyday volunteering life is like, doing agriculture work. Since this place (Alangar, Moodbidri) is so different from the place I live in Germany, I had the idea that my parents Max and Sigrid could visit me here to first take some vacation together by visiting other places…
Hello, I am Charlotte, I´m 18 and I have been in India for the past 3 months. In total I am here for 11 months, all of which I will spend on the Varanashi Farms. The farm is situated in Adyanadka, a small village in the south of Karnataka, right on the border to Kerala. I am living together with 3 other volunteers in a small hut on the farm. Every hut here has a name, and all the names…
I still vividly remember the day I came to India. Nine months ago, packed with mixed emotions, sadness to leave everything and everyone that felt like home behind, but also with a lot of excitement, curiosity, some fears, and some hopes about what was to come. The arrival camp in Kundapur was an important step between landing in India and starting to work at my project place. Besides, learning the absolute basics of the language and getting some helpful information,…
Hello, I’m Emma, I’m 19 years old and I’m in India as a volunteer for a year. I have been here for three months and live in Mysore. There I work at Sri Chayadevi Anath ashrama, a children’s home. \ On the train I was once asked if I could name something that India and Germany had in common and even after thinking about it for a long time, I couldn’t think of anything. Because everything is different. And that’s…
I had no idea that the volunteer experience I was going to have with FSL India would turn out to be one of the most rewarding and touching experiences of my life. Participating in a community service initiative that collaborates with Bangalore government schools was an exceptional opportunity. My part in this amazing project was to educate fifth graders, an energetic group of eleven-year-olds full of curiosity and energy. We were addressed as “Akka – meaning Elder Sister” by them,…
Hello and welcome to this blog post! I am Merit, 20 years old and have been in India for six months now and have five more months to go. It is so crazy to think that half my time is already over and I can’t really believe it. I feel like there is so much more that I still want to do and experience and I definitely do not feel ready to leave yet, thankfully I still have five more…
The workcamp has just officially ended and although I am sad that these two weeks have already passed, I feel very fulfilled. Before coming to India and starting this adventure I had many fears, many doubts and I wondered if I would be able to be in a place so far from my home and with such a different culture and be able to feel safe and secure. The fear of the unknown always accompanies us at the beginning of…
In retrospect my decision to go to India and become a volunteer was quite spontaneous. And now Ican say: “that was the best decision I could have ever made!“ Throughout my time here in India I experienced so many things. It was full of fun, people, trips,music, colours, festivals and more. There also used to be tough times in which I struggled. But I never felt left alone. There were other volunteers helping me, who I could talk to. And…
We were in Mysore, India, last weekend with Mr. Dinesha. We met him at the railway station and took the overnight train. We checked in at the guest house to get some sleep for a couple of hours. Then we visited the Shri Chamundeshwari temple in the morning and got to experience the first temple visit of our lives. There was a local guy who showed us the temple and explained the rituals and customs of the temple. So, we…
My time in India was very wonderful. I got to meet very nice people and learn a lot about India and about myself. The project where I worked and lived gave me this opportunity. I am working in an agricultural project. The project belongs to the Mount Rosary Institute, a Catholic organisation. Here, they grow coconut and arecanut trees as well as various plants from beautiful flowers to vegetables like ladyfingers and cucumbers. This place is very peaceful and nice….