Life Changing Experience

Anne and Hans

We are two volunteers from Erlangen, Germany: Anneliese and Hans and are
both studying at the university of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) arts and
language, mathematics and sports to become a teacher. We decided to
complete an internship in Nepal through your organization “The Love
Company” to work as a teacher at a Nepalese School and therefore to have
the opportunity to learn more about the culture, the everyday life and
the school-system in Nepal. We were sent to the Shree Amar Jyoti Basic
School near to Pokhara (about 1 hour away from Lake Side) and also slept
and lived in a guest house in the village. School started at 10 am and
ended at 4 pm, we only had to walk about ten minutes to reach the
schoolhouse. Sometimes we ate in our guetshouse but sometimes we also
had lunch in school. Everybody in the village was very friendly and
helpful, everybody took care of us. Both suman (our “guestmother”) and
the teacher helped us in every situation. Also Krishna and Yam were both
available at anytime. We would recommend to buy an nepalese SIM-Card to
stay in contact with everybody via smartphone, because in the village
there is no WI-FI. We think it’s important to know that in the village
you have other conditions than in the city. The toilet room and shower
will be outside of the house so it’s helpful to be prepaired for this
conditions. You only have the possibility to go by bus to Pokhara if you
need some stuff. In the village you won’t find a shop nearby.

Schoolteaching was a great pleasure for us.The teacher trusted us and we
were free to teach in any schoolclasses. The kids were very clever and
most of them were able to speak Englisch so for the most part it was
possible to communicate with everybody in school. Schoolclasses are very
small but neverthess the kids were disciplined, curious and really
wanted to learn something new. It would be also helpful to bring some
teaching stuff and school material with you.

For us it was a great chance to have this opportunity! We learned much
about the nepalese culture and for the most part of our internship we
were in contact with native people. The hospitality and bounty in Nepal
is very great, we felt like being a part of the family anytime. We also
learned much about responsibility and to teach independently. For the
kids and also for us it was an enriching experience!

Best wishes,
Anne and Hans