Hello my name is Anna Daria Ortmann from Germany. I have been living in India for six months now. During this time I experienced lots of great and interesting things which probably would not have happened in any other country.
FSL India has hosted one Long Term Volunteer and she is from Belgium. Volunteer have gone through different sessions to be well prepared for their successful journey in India.
FSL India hosted 2 long Term Volunteers from France and Spain. Volunteers have gone through different sessions to be well prepared for their successful journey in India.
Namaskara! My name is Stina and I am here in India for 4 months of volunteering. My project is located in Bangalore at a care home and school for children living with HIV. As a volunteer I assist with what is needed, everything from administrative work, to teaching English or to just spend time with the children. Although I experience a great time here, it is sometimes emotionally difficult to work with children living with HIV. Sadly, many of the…
Actually I wanted to spend the night of my birthday with other volunteers, who are living nearby. I planned to go to a nice restaurant and to have dinner there, chats and everything else you’re looking for on your birthday.
In the month of February 2016, FSL organized three different of Cultural visit in three places, cultural meet was in Chennai, Bangalore and Mysore.
FSL India has hosted 5 long Term Volunteers for this month’s cultural event. In the beginning facilitator let introduction of participants and explained about next activities. Volunteers look so excited to visit Hindu temple and to see cave.
This time LTV team Kundapura planned to conduct Play for Peace session at Gulwadi School on 4th February. The session was planned for 1.30 hours. Children really enjoyed participating in the activity. We used energizers and communication methods for this activity. Gulawdi Primary school, located in Kundapura Udupi District in the Indian state of Karnataka. The school is Kannada Medium School for children from economically backward community.
FSL India has hosted 4 long Term Volunteers from Germany, Sweden and America. Volunteer has gone through the different sessions, to prepare themselves for their successful journey in India. Regarding orientation, we usually carry out different activities during orientation week such as Indian welcome, expectation and fear conflict in communication, Safety, Understand cultural indicator, Introduction about FSL India, Indian lifestyle, Social concerns of India, project information, Indian pedagogy, volunteer’s role and responsibility and Hindu philosophy.
Usually I would wake up at 7:30 am,looking forward to the delicious breakfast with chai tmy host mother would prepare for me. Afterwards I would clean my room or go outside under some palms to wash my clothes with veil water while enjoying the bright morning sunlight. Because my work at the Chaitanya Special School started at 10 am, I would leave the house 20 minutes earlier.Walking down my road and later the main road in Kundapur I often met…