I had the opportunity to teach at a slum school in Jaipur, India. It was an amazing experience. I stayed with a host family and ate vegetarian food. We walked to the school every morning, and taught until about 1:00 p.m. We were able to travel to nearby sites during holidays and weekends.
The school experience was very enlightening, and although we would have appreciated some more information about what learning materials to bring with us, we really enjoyed it. The volunteer experience will only improve as the school program and curriculum better develops. For most of the children, we were involved in the only ‘formal’ education they would receive in their life, and that was quite confronting at times.
If nothing else, my time in India reminded me of the important things in life. As actions speak louder than words, the best review I can give VWI would be to say that we enjoyed our time in India so much that we are looking at going back to India and helping the school further!

I would recommend anyone who is looking for a pleasing, satisfying as well as a real experience of volunteering abroad to go with VWI. The staffs are very warm, friendly and funny and they make feel at home. The project itself was very safe and organized. One is given the opportunity to form strong relationship whilst teaching with the community children and school kids who were all very friendly and eager to learn. The feeling I got when the kids smiled and when they progressed in their learning is an extremely overwhelming and rewarding feeling which is very difficult to describe in words. The time spent with the children will definitely stay in my memories forever. The program also includes sightseeing tour of Pinkcity, Jaipur which include you to visit famous places like Amber Palace, Monkey Palace, Hawa Mahal, City Palace and many more. These trips were enjoyed so much. The Six weeks that I spent in Jaipur with VWI was fun and I did not want to go back home as the time spent so fast. Overall it was a wonderful experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone.

I had a wonderful time in India doing the teaching Project in Jaipur with VWI for 6 weeks. I met with many people and made a lot of Indian friends, ate a lot of delicious Indian food, and traveled to a lot of beautiful historical places.
I really enjoyed the time I spent at the school center, the time I worked with kids made me understand the meaning of life. I spent about 6 weeks with kids in August- September. The climate is good here in Jaipur as the rain stopped passed away during these months and the entire city which is covered by mountain look pretty by the greenery. In School sometimes kids were very naughty, but sometimes they make me in so much love; they gave me their toys; give their notebook to write my name and they get around me most of the time when I in the classroom. I was so happy and excited with kids every day; they made my heart soft and warm. They don’t know what’s good and bad; they are pure and natural. I hope they grow up happily and healthily.
Vivía con una familia india. Un cuidador limpiaba mi habitación todos los días. La familia me preparaba 3 comidas al día: desayuno, comida y cena. Todas las comidas que me sirvieron durante mi estancia fueron deliciosas. Pero en realidad, no he pasado mucho tiempo en el apartamento porque pasé mucho tiempo con mis amigos indios. Los miembros del equipo de VWI me invitaban a cenar a sus casas. Sus padres y otros familiares también fueron muy hospitalarios. No sólo probé muchos aperitivos locales, sino que también viajé a muchos lugares bonitos porque me recomendaron muchos sitios bonitos.
En la India hay cientos de dioses, y mis amigos me han contado algunas de sus leyendas, como el Dios cobra o el Dios con cara de elefante. Las historias son muy misteriosas, y creo que es muy interesante conocerlas. En la India no me encontré con muchos choques culturales, sino con algunas costumbres culturales interesantes. Mis amigos indios me enseñaron a usar la mano para cenar; vi a las vacas pasear libremente por la calle y ni siquiera el atestado tráfico puede molestarlas. Cada familia tiene sus propias creencias y creen firmemente en sus dioses. Todo está bien en la India excepto el tráfico, y yo tenía miedo de cruzar la carretera, porque todos los coches, autos, motocicletas son muy rápidos. En la India aprendí una cosa: a regatear con los conductores. No sólo tenía que decirles que fueran por metros, sino también que por favor fueran rápido o elegirían una distancia más larga para cobrar más dinero.
En cualquier caso, fue una experiencia inolvidable para mí. Me gusta la gente india, la cultura india y la comida india. Definitivamente se lo recomendaré a mi amigo porque le dará un recuerdo hermoso e inolvidable.