Hey there, my name is Hanno, for context I am a 20-year-old guy from Frankfurt, Germany currently participating in a project in south-eastern India, Pondicherry. I will try to give you guys a quick insight into my project and what I actually do here. The project is primarily a children’s home which is separated into a girls and a boys home 5 minutes apart from each other. The kids that live there are either orphaned or have lived in gated…
Almost 4 months have already passed since I started living in India. It’s unbelievable how simultaneously fast and slow time can pass when you get to learn something new every day. I live in a village in the beautiful Pondicherry, which is located at the eastern coast of southern India. Through my local Coordinator, who lives in my direct neighborhood and the Students and Staff of the Jayadurga Hr. Sec. School (my project) I get to know small pieces of Indian…
As my home country, Germany, is in the middle of Carnival, I felt a little homesick for the first time. Carnival is a colorful festival where people dress up in costumes and have fun together. It is a very old tradition, and originally, people dressed up in scary costumes to chase away the evil winter spirits and celebrate spring with songs and dances. Some people also say that the carnival was there for people to have the chance to feel…
Together with other volunteers I arrived in India about six months ago. After one week at an arrival-camp, I moved to my host family, where I will live for my entire time working at my project. This project is in my case a government aided primary school where I give english classes and assist the teachers with their daily work. The school has seven classes and a total of about 230 students. Those are spread out between 1st to 7th…
When I first heard about Outbound through FSL-India, it was the most exciting feeling I had in a while. It is hard to believe that it has been a year since we first started the process of coming here to Germany. From the time we set foot into this country up until this point, it has so far been an amazing journey of self-discovery, learning and also enjoying what Germany has to offer. I currently work in a kindergarten for…
1 hour, 15 minutes left. My phone rings. I open my eyes, switch off the alarm clock, try to wake up, but fail and fall asleep again. After a few minutes I wake up again and see the time. 1 hour left. After panicking I rush downstairs to my host family, recognizing I should have been there earlier. Nevertheless my host father greets me friendly in the hall and we talk a bit. Usually I go to the kitchen then….
Hi, my name is Magdalene and I am on my volunteering experience in India. Sun, culture and work – these three keywords describe my time in India. I live in Pondicherry, a beautiful city which is on the east coast of southern India. Here I spend my time with impressive moments. Through my work in the Community Seva Center and the associated company of my colleagues, I get to know a small piece of Indian culture. Working with women and children…
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…
When I set out on this adventure with IJGD and FSL-India, I never imagined the incredible experiences awaiting me in the heart of Berlin. Each day became a new chapter in my story, filled with learning and unexpected discoveries that shaped who I am today. At the start, I was eager but unsure, ready to jump into something entirely new. Challenges popped up along the way, but I quickly learned they were opportunities in disguise. Berlin isn’t just a place…
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…