{"id":11459,"date":"2016-11-21T15:31:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-21T10:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/?p=11459"},"modified":"2016-11-21T15:31:32","modified_gmt":"2016-11-21T10:01:32","slug":"a-light-of-hope-de-mercede-orphanagemangalore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/a-light-of-hope-de-mercede-orphanagemangalore\/","title":{"rendered":"A Light Of Hope -De Mercede Orphanage,Mangalore."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, my name is Kayley and I am a Volunteer from Germany. I will be living and working in India for one year to participate in an intercultural program with AFS Germany and FSL India. Currently I am in my third month here.<\/p>\n

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Normally I work in an integrated school as an English teacher but during the winter holidays I worked in the De Mercide Orphanage in Deralakatte for two weeks.<\/p>\n

There are about 80 children living in the Orphanage at the moment and it is all run by nuns. Although I wish that the relationship with some of the staff members would have been better, I had a great time.<\/p>\n

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There were many different things I could do and I really enjoyed my time there. The activities I did included playing, bathing, drawing, learning English and just spending time with the children.<\/p>\n

I was nervous to meet the children for the first time but to my surprise, they are all really nice, well behaved and a lot quieter than I thought they would be. I can safely say that I have already taken them into my heart.<\/p>\n

As we also slept in the Orphanage, it was much easier to understand, care for and be a part of the children\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

But one of the things that never ceased to amaze me was how the food was being served: I\u2019ve never seen so much rice in one HUGE pot in my life! And still it always managed to be empty five minutes later.<\/p>\n

So finally I can say that I am very happy to have experienced this all and I hope to be able to come again soon!<\/p>\n

Kind regards<\/p>\n

Kayley Randles<\/p>\n

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