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The Best of East and West: Fedora Dipanjali, Outbound Participant

The Best of East and West: Fedora Dipanjali, Outbound Participant

It has been 7 months since I have returned to my home country from the Weltwaerts program, and I would be lying if I didn’t say it feels like just yesterday that I was packing my bags. I was a volunteer in Berlin, Germany for a year and worked with Lebenshilfe, a social organisation that assisted people with disabilities and helped them to be more involved in the community.  The opportunity to be able to live in another country, experience…

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Volunteering in Germany – Tamizhselvam Velmurugan

Volunteering in Germany – Tamizhselvam Velmurugan

I am Thamizhselvam Velmurugan working as a volunteer at the German Red Cross, Billerbeck. I arrived in Germany on 21st November, at Frankfurt main airport. It was also my first journey by flight. When we arrived at the airport, 2 GRC volunteers were waiting for us and volunteers from other countries also arrived at that time. All of us went to Munster for 10 days, to attend a seminar. The whole seminar session was good, all the topics were new…

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Volunteering in Germany – Ajith Kumar, Outbound participant

Volunteering in Germany – Ajith Kumar, Outbound participant

I am Ajith Kumar, working as a Weltwärts volunteer, for the German Red Cross. Right now, I am working at Meschede, in an Old Age Home, as an in-house technician. I arrived in Germany on the 21st of November 2018. When I reached Frankfurt airport, the wind and the climate was really cold. But it was a new experience for me, because suddenly, I needed to adapt to the climate. Two German people were waiting for us, and then we met…

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Volunteering in Germany – Grahisha Kairan

Volunteering in Germany – Grahisha Kairan

It’s been 3 months now – I never imagined that I would spend a year volunteering in Berlin, since I have done my studies in engineering. Like the saying goes, everything is planned and happens according to it. Since always, I was interested in designing creatives, DIYs (Do-It-Yourself) etc. I was fortunate enough that I got to work in a project called Speilmittle. Speilmittle is a place for creative minds. Here, creative toys are made for children, blind people, senior…

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Volunteering in Germany – Sneha Susan John, Outbound Participant

Volunteering in Germany – Sneha Susan John, Outbound Participant

On the 2nd of September 2018, I moved from India to Germany for the  Weltwärts volunteer program, facilitated by FSL-India. I was excited like everybody else, as this was a huge transition in every way. The last 3 ½  months in the city of Berlin has given me many fresh experiences I will never forget. My host organisation IJGD has been such a great support over the last few months. From the first day at the airport till we got to…

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