In this program interested participants will have a unique experience different life style. For the first few weeks participants will be placed with a Nepali family in an urban settings and have experience of city life style with all the modern technology like TV with many channels, western style toilet, and telephone internet. After few weeks; experience in city area the participants will be placed in small rural village for the some portion of duration of their stay.
This provides the participants with an excellent opportunity to learn about all aspects of Nepali culture, lifestyle, language, food and people Nepali cooking, dancing, playing instruments, games. Participants 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, participants will attend 2-3 hours of language lessons with experienced Nepali language and cultural trainer in the morning and in the afternoon. They will also have the opportunity to visit and help out at the local school, local NGOs, Orphanages. Home stay programs can be arranged one week to five months at participants; available time. This program is best organized from at any time of the year but 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. Nepali culture is distinctively friendly and open and participants are made to feel as though they are part of the family.
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