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Hi, I'm Alex, I am 18 and from Croydon. I have just finished at school and wanted a life changing experience on my gap year and going to India with Gap Guru seemed the perfect way to achieve this. A
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Posted By Alex Blok on 05 Jan 2008
Finished my first full day of teaching at school
today and it was tough, i have a newfound respect for the teachers who
taught me! Firstly i taught the youngest people at the school aged
6-7(class 1) who knew very little english so I taught them the numbers 1
to 20 and some very basic words such as 'sun' 'tree' 'stars' etc.
That went well and the children are very keen
to learn but the lessons can be quite intense nd keeping them busy and
focused for 45 minutes is very hard.
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Posted By Alex Blok on 04 Jan 2008
Been here for 3 days now and the biggest
culture shock was today when i went to the school. All the children are
from underprivaleged backgrounds and are so keen to learn but the
equipment they have is so limited. The science lab had one microscope
and the computer lab had 6 very old computers. Biology involved looking
at a tapeworm in a jar! The lab was actually being used as a resting
place for sick children which shows how keen the children are to come to
school.
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Posted By Alex Blok on 03 Jan 2008
Landing in India was an experience in
itself. After going through immigration it was off to collect my bag, or
so I thought. It was a good hour before i managed to spot my huge
rucksack and even then i had to barge through the hundreds of people
waiting around the collection point to get to it.Coming out of the airport was a shock, not only
was i amazed by how hot and bright it was for 6am in the morning but i
was amazed to see the streets flooded with people.
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Posted By Alex Blok on 02 Jan 2008
The date is finally here, January 10th,
the day i leave England for 4 months. Naturally I am slightly nervous to
be leaving family and friends but am excited about whats on the other
side.
The flight will be a challenge in itself having never been on a
flight for longer than 5 hours but I'm sure the free toothbrush and
earplugs will get me through.
Having said goodbye to a teary eyed Mother in the morning i set
off to Heathrow with my Dad.
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