{"id":14753,"date":"2019-02-01T11:28:06","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T11:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog2\/?p=14753"},"modified":"2019-02-04T06:24:57","modified_gmt":"2019-02-04T06:24:57","slug":"volunteering-to-teach-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsl-india.org\/blog\/volunteering-to-teach-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Volunteering to teach in India – Paula Sophia Schlarb"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Hello everybody, my name is Paula and I am 19 years old. I am from Germany, Aachen and since August 2018, I live in India, Manoor-Padukere. I will stay here until the end of June 2019, and I live in a host family with 2 host sisters (16 & 18 years  and 1 very nice Grandma. I am working at Padukere Government Higher Primary School in Manoor, and every morning, I only need 5 minutes to go there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided to come to India because I wanted to live in a different\nculture for 1 year, and my father, who was here for many times, told me so many\nnice things about India. So, when I came here, I was very excited because I did\nnot know if I will come to a host family or not. Now, I am very happy and\nthankful that I may live in this lovely family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When I came in August, it was very rainy because of the monsoon, and\nduring the first days, it was not possible to go to school because of heavy\nrain. In those days, I had a lot of time to get in contact with my host family,\nand to spend time with them, as much as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During the first weeks, I did not teach the students in school, because\nit was important to observe all the classes and get to know what I can teach\nthere. Now, the teaching gets better and better, and it is really nice to see\nhow the children learn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the first months, I went on many weekend trips with some of the\nother volunteers. One time, we travelled to Hampi. It is an amazing city, and\nwhen we walked around there, I recognised for the first time, that all places\nin India are different! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On another weekend, I travelled to Jog Falls. These are one of the\nbiggest waterfalls in India. It is also a very nice place, and I really enjoyed\nmy time, but I think when the monsoon starts in June, there will be more water\nwhich falls down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After some weeks in India, I went to my first Indian wedding. Because\nof this, I bought my first Saree. It was so nice to see how different the\nceremony of a wedding is, in contrast to Germany. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After 3 months, I travelled to North India for 3 \u00bd  weeks, together with 3 other girls. Our first\nstop was Mumbai, and our last one was Darjeeling. In total, we travelled to 10 different\nplaces. We got so many new experiences, and saw India from many different\nsides. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I came to India, I did not know that this is such a varied country.\nThe culture, the food, the weather, the people and so many factors change from\nplace to place. In Jaisalmer, we went to the desert, and had the opportunity to\ngo on a camel safari. In Manali (the Himalayas), we did paragliding and in\nDarjeeling, we bought the famous tea and of course, tried different sorts of\nit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

All these experiences made my life richer, and I am sure that every day\nI will get in contact with a new situation, and learn new knowledge about\npeople. I really enjoy my time in this country with so many different cultures,\nand I am excited about everything that will happen in the future.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hello everybody, my name is Paula and I am 19 years old. I am from Germany, Aachen and since August 2018, I live in India, Manoor-Padukere. I will stay here until the end of June 2019, and I live in a host family with 2 host sisters (16 & 18 years  and 1 very nice Grandma. I am working at Padukere Government Higher Primary School in Manoor, and every morning, I only need 5 minutes to go there. I decided…<\/p>\n

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