First experiences back in India

It has already been a week since I left Germany and so far I have had a very great time in India. To give you a slight impression of what I have been doing so far I decided to post some notes I took over the last few days.




August 4, 2010

After a very long journey of about 27 hours I finally arrived in Navsari, the town where the schools are. But because it was already evening time I did not get the chance to meet many people. I could only hear and see their happy voices, smiles and waving. It was great to be welcomed so warmly. In the morning though, it was even nicer when I really got to meet the kids and other staff members and teachers. Everybody was so happy to see me again and also quite surprised. Being the third time for me, it already feels like coming back to an old home, a place I really know and consider as my own. People treat me like a family member and are asking whether I would marry in India and stay.

some deaf students

Because the time here is part of my studies and I have basically come to get experiences and do research, I immediately started to go to classes, watch teacher and teach myself a little bit. Because the working moral in India is not always very high, it happens quite often that there are classes without teachers. The students already know me very well and are always happy to have my company. Thus it is quite difficult to actually get some free time. But on the other hand it is great because they are very motivated to learn something new which makes it a lot easier for me.