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After having spent all days living with a host family near,
Chitwan. Nepal and working at the orphanage. There I can truly
say I am more than to have had such as amazing opportunity!
Besides meeting some the Nepalese people (who impressed me beyond
words with their kindness, generosity, love for life and great
sprit) for the first time, I also felt like I learnt more about
Nepal in these last days. Than I did in all the previous weeks
here put together! Helping at the orphanage wasn’t like
work at all, but an immensely satisfying experience full of
laughter and fun! I love each and every one of those kids. They
were just brilliant to be around and like everyone else so generous!!
I am very happy; I took part in just program would recommend
it to any one else, and thank you all for making it possible
for me!!
Olivia Fakoussa “Neha” England/ Germany, Email:libstacea@hotmail.com
Hello dear Surya and Nara,
Now I want to send you my nice mail about my experiences with
you but please don't aspect anything special.
When I arrived in the village where I should do my two weeks
volunteer service I had no idea what expected me. So I had
to get used to the Nepali living style and after some time
I really liked it. All people in the village were very friendly
and welcomed me open-hearted. Now I was part of my family
and of the village. My project was in its beginning and so
we asked the people of the village about their use of plastics
and chemical fertilizers to find out about the best way to
start the program to conserve the environment. Sometimes I
had a language problem because I don't speak Nepali but there
was always a solution to solve it. So we made the form also
in roman Nepali that I could ask the people in their own language.
Still, some people didn't understand me what made me a bit
sad because I wondered if my pronunciation was so bad. Anyway,
I really enjoyed the time in the village and I have the feeling
that I found some new friends in the people of the organization.
Laura Retsch, (Sabina), Germany,
Email: laura_retsch@web.de
My name is Stephanie Riecker, I am a 23 years old student
from Germany and I absolved 2 months in the “monastery-renovation
project” with FORD-NEPAL in Mangalpur-7, Chitwan. I
stayed in this little village with my host family not far
away from the Buddhist “Gomba”. Where, I was working.
There, I did renovation on picture inside as well as (and
that was the main part of my work) at the Stupa outside. As
there was also a new “Lama” in Mangalpur, who
built a new little two rooms, I also painted these from outside.
After I painted the big areas as the Stupa gold and white
again, most of my time I was busy with very detailed renovation
on the “Thanka” like pictures showing different
Buddha on the Stupa.
This took me a long time and I had to work very concentrated,
as it was re-painting the colors and lines as well as creating
(especially the background) a little bit new with my possibilities.
To do the painting, I had to organize and buy my needed goods
as there where different paints and color, brushes, chemicals
etc.
These things are all not very expensive all easily available
in small amounts which was ideal for my purpose. As I experienced
it is just a great job. Sitting underneath prayer-flags in
the sun on the “Gundri” and do painting in this
beautiful environment, some where in Nepal, where everybody
was interested and the people appreciated what I did (especially
the new “lama” and the Buddhist community in Rampur).
Once of both, Surya and Shree Ram Pariyar (members of my most
lovely host family ever and my main persons to turn to of
“FORD-NEPAL” in one) has been with me most of
the time and helped me at any time!
They where incredibly cooperative and I was as flexible and
free as possible in my decisions, way and also spend of working.
So as a conclusion I must say that I really loved it. The
whole time and can warmly recommend t join a little project
like this. You have to be and work very independently and
know already a little bit about how to paint, mix colors etc.
But then it is a wonderful and awesome job to do from which
you can learn a lot and at the same time help to substitute
a small monastery like the one in Rampur.
With my very best regards,
Stephanie Riecker “Aasha” Germany,
Email: steffiriecker@web.de
Hy there,
My name is Jochen Gotz. I am 25 years old student of the University
of Heidelberg. My subjects are Ethnology and Geography and
for the purpose of my students, I decided to join this time
(I visited Nepal several times before) a project of FORD-NEPAL.
The project was a preparation for the Eco-Village program
in which a PLASTIC and GLASS recycling system should be established,
as well for providing some training for the local people in
topics of organic farming, pesticide uses etc ……
My job was to evaluate the data from the people that mean
I would from house to house and interviewed newly whole Mangalpur-7,
where the survey took place.
Daring the survey I got the best support I could imagine from
Surya and Saam dui who were always around me and helped me
to improve my Nepali and translated if I got comprehensive
problems.
The time in which we had to complete was very short (only
one month) and that’s why we all stood under the pressure
of our own expectations! (And we made it!! The results of
the survey followed 3 month later).
Unfortunately, I didn’t have much time left to join
the family, the Pariyars are the lovely host family you could
imagine, in their daily work, but I had such a good time with
all of them that I am still missing them a lot!
In my leisure time FORD-Nepal provided a visit to the Royal
Chitwan National Park, where we rode on an elephant through
the jungle and had a very pleasant stay.
I think to say thanks for everything’s! I got an awesome
time and can recommend joining FORD-Nepal. It is the best
way to learn some thing about the Nepali culture (cause you
become a part of it)! Anything else is right seeing! Have
a nice time with my very best regards…
Jochen Gotz (Shah Rukh Khan) Germany,
Email: nepalzottel@web.de
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