The last few weeks here in Mangalore was a roller coaster ride of emotions. We have fluctuated from time to time between the feeling of being finally arrived and found a home in India to have large and the longing for the German order. The only way to catch our lows seems well for us all not to take too seriously and take it especially with humor.
Anjulis and Julia's visit came Maithri
Last Thursday last the long awaited visit from Hassan to us in the big city Mangalore. After they had placed a five-hour bus ride through the mountains of Karnataka behind, we got Anjuli and Juliet at the bus station ab.Wir abducted equal to one of our favorite places in the city, the Pizza Hut in Bharat Mall, where we enjoyed a pizza and went well saturated on to Deralakatte, in our small suburb, which is about three quarters of an hour's bus ride away from Mangalore. 
Because Julia and Anjuli Project Visit to the Internet there were, They have accompanied us on all our activities here at Maithri. So our students the opportunity a bit more about the European culture had to know. 
On Saturday we went to our group of children in a small town in the vicinity of Deralakatte.Vor recently we had to split the group according to age, as 18 children may even be two very exhausting. Only now are the younger ones turn 4-8 years and then to the elders of 9 14 With the whole group we have started a small cultural exchange with a German class and a kindergarten. The children draw things out of their everyday life (their family, the house in which they live, their school, etc.). The pictures will be sent with some pictures and explanations about the children living in India at a kindergarten and a school in Germany. In exchange, we get pictures, painted by the German children. The first few days we have also been used extensively to share our experiences and about since the mid-term workshop. Even though we are in the same country and relatively close to each life, our projects, mentors and the environment are very different.
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| On the way to Mangalore |
Although we are all Langschlaefer, we stood up early in the morning. After we had heard through the last three months, all the Harry Potter audiobooks, mourned together over Dumbledore's death and Voldemort had finally defeated, we could not let the new film, of course, missed.
We ended a perfect day with a coffee in our lifeline for homesickness: Cafe Coffee Day.
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| Our adventure tour of India ... |
On Monday we drove to the beach after class. There is a temple, from which one can overlook the beach and the sea. We enjoyed strolling along the beach in peace. The beach is definitely our favorite place in Mangalore, because you can leave behind all times and hear only the sea. Here it can be incredibly loud, for somewhere always honks a car, a bird chirping, a dog barks, works Bauerbeiter until late into the night or is music. As the sun began to sink, we drove back to Deralakatte.
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| Team Baden-Wuerttemberg |
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| Hassan Power |
On Wednesday we went to Vittal, one hour lessons with the students to and then make the wedding of the IT teacher to go from Vittal. We have this extra wrapped in our sari. In class were Anjuli and Juliet are being squeezed. Unfortunately, our students did not take advantage of this offer as good as they are still quite shy and lack the vocabulary to ask questions in English. So we have a small Talk about marriages in India started.
are then we went with our Schuelerinnen and the other staff members of the wedding. It was a Brahmin wedding, as we learned later. So many traditions were different than other castes. The caste of Brahmins (landlords) i is the highest caste in the officially non-existent, yet constantly noticeable caste system.
Actually we are in Germany assumes that the caste system has only a minor influence on society. But unfortunately, we were taught a lesson in recent months. The Indians taught in school that the caste system does not exist. But in families, the tradition is more important hold and you are married, preferably within a caste Thus, because of the unofficial traditions of the caste system continues to be passed from generation to generation. The only hope are love marriages, where the couple decides against the wishes of the family to live together. Often these girls and are often cast out of the boys of the family and the contact we stopped completely. Many of these couples move to big cities like Mumbai or Bangalore. But this decision for a man-and-so against the family requires a lot of courage.
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| Our beautiful Mehendis |
December we will again see the two together with the other volunteers of the PPS in Bangalore, where we will celebrate Christmas.
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| farewell at the bus station |
We wish our readers a nice holiday season and not too much stress before the holidays!
We look forward to many comments! :-)
Your Feli and Leah
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