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Summary | | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | 24/05/2004 | My uniqe experience in Nepal |
I look back on my time here in Nepal as my seven months away from America is coming to a close on it's final days, and can't believe how quickly the time went. My choice to come to Nepal and spend some time volunteering was so much more of an experience than I ever thought it would be. I came here to teach English, and with that came so much more.
Living with a remote Nepali family at first is a bit scary because you are being force into a totally different culture, as anyone would go through a bit of a shock. These feelings quickly melt as your host family looses the 'host' title, and just becomes your family. To them, you are their son or daughter, brother or sister, and taken into the family like you have lived with them forever. Between my family and the locals in my village, I felt totally accepted and comfortable with everyone there, as I formed tight connections with many people. My hesitance about things faded, and I found myself fully participating in all and anything I could do to help. From cooking dinner for my family, cutting grass in the field and carrying the big basket back on my head, dancing Nepali style with 60 villagers during festivals, attending popular music competitions, milking our cows, going to local village football games, jungle walks, and everything casual in between such as talking and laughing with new people. I brought more out of my village life experience than I ever thought I would, and in the end, the hardest part was leaving despite any excitement about traveling on. My Nepali family is now my lifelong family, and all the friends I made between the locals, other INFO volunteers, and other traveling friends make my connections fully international.
Teaching English and volunteering while traveling really sets you apart from the regular traveling tourist, and makes your time so much more valued and treasured. Actually doing something special and making a difference with my time is something I will never forget. I had my four different classes to teach in a day, each which held their own characteristics and memories. I had my two different beginner level classes, split on ability and English language development, all set between seven and eleven years old. Further I had my advanced class of fourteen to sixteen year olds who already had rather good speaking English, but needed more refinement of grammar and detailed things. Then to conclude the day, at night I would teach private lessons to my older brother and his friends who were determined with their English. The experience of teaching was something totally new to me, and very rewarding as I quickly learned the successful ways and techniques of getting information understood. I will cherish my time helping in the village, as I plan on keeping the friendships I made forever.
To anyone thinking about volunteering, or incorporating it into traveling plans, I highly suggest it and can't express enough the wonderful things it holds. I would like to thank my organization, INFO Nepal, for being a very supportive and helping volunteer program that really made my time in Nepal more special than I ever thought it would be. Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Margot McGowan
U.S.A.
MargoKM@aol.com | | INFO Nepal | 19/05/2004 | Cultural Exchange / Homestay | Homestays and cultural exchange programmes can be arranged in most areas of Nepal with our 55 Hostfamilies. Participants will be placed with a Nepali family in a small rural village for the duration of their stay. This provides the volunteers with an excellent opportunity to learn about all aspects of Nepali culture, lifestyle, language, food and people. Volunteers should remember that this is a cultural exchange and that an effort to offer some knowledge of their own home culture and customs to the family with whom they stay is appreciated. During their stay, volunteers will attend 2 hours of language lessons in the morning and in the afternoon. They will also have the opportunity to visit and help out at the local school. Homestay programmes are best organised from August to December which is the time when most large local festivals take place. This makes for an overall more exciting experience for the volunteer. | | INFO Nepal | 19/05/2004 | Teaching English at Children's Library | A small concrete building was converted into two rooms with a tin roof. A number of books were donated by Room to Read to start a small library. This was set up with the following aims by INFO:
- To provide a welcoming and friendly place for the local children and youth of Amarapuri to study and learn English Language thereby encouraging a greater
desire to learn and work together.
- To provide a possible base for volunteers to come and run various programs in the areas of health and sanitation, environmental education and English
language learning.
| | LifeSIGNS | 13/05/2004 | Self Injury Awareness Booklet Published on Web | LifeSIGNS has released its Self Injury Booklet for free download on the web. The booklet is hoped to raise awarness within the UK health care community about the syndrome known as self harm. | | 10/05/2004 | Male Victims Of Domestic Violence | A new Website and service is being promoted to raise awareness and support male victims of domestic violence. | | INFO Nepal - Global volunteer perspective | 07/05/2004 | Teaching at Orphanage | Volunteers will be placed in an orphanage where they will live with the children, assisting them in their day to day routine. The children are mostly between the ages of four and fifteen, and have a basic understanding of English. The general role of the volunteer will be to act as an older sibling: to care for, look after and encourage the children. Volunteers will teach the children general life skills, including health and sanitation, as well as arts, crafts and music. They may also help the children with their school work.
| | Volunteering Nepal (chhahari Group Nepal) | 04/05/2004 | Information Technology and Jounalism in Nepal |
Nepal is growing phase in Information Technology and Jounalism in Nepal. We have various Software development and Web Development organization such as Marcantile System, Geospatal System, Worl Link Communication, Mandal Software and thousand of others.
In this program, volunteers Develop Software with Developer Group of Company. Working day is six days in a week Saturdays is holidays. | | ooge | 03/05/2004 | new expirences | summer h0oliday with little work |
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