This has been a wonderful experience which I wouldn’t trade for anything. These past four weeks have been really amazing and I’m so happy I was able to come here, see Sikar and Banjara and meet all the kids. I will remember them for the rest of my life. I wish I can come back in a few years and see them again!! |
Thank you all for taking care of us, for the excellent food, for becoming our friends, for your entertainment. You have made us laugh these entire 4 weeks. All of you will forever have a special place in our hearts and so will the fantastic children of Banjara Basti. Coming here and being a part of this project has been the best decision we have made this for. We have learnt a lot during orientation as well as from the project. Working with these children has been amazing. They really inspired us and it was very difficult to say good bye and leave them. We have experienced so much in so little time. Never forget us!! Linnea Londahl Sweden My three weeks with AVI have been so good! The staff has been so helpful, encouraging & happy all the time. During my weeks here not a single day has past without me having a blast & a big smile on my face! I’m so thankful that I’ve been given a chance to be a part of something so great as this project. I’ll keep & honor the memories from my time here forever and I always smile when thinking of them. Petra Hattar Sweden Thank you for a really good time I had with AVI. I enjoyed everything- Yoga, Hindi Lessons, Indian Cooking, orientation sessions and Indian dressing at the camp and work with the children in Banjara Basti. Thank you for taking care of me so good. I love you all and will never forget you. Lena Olsson Sweden Thank your very much for a really nice time. Everything has been so great. Some things are very different from home and it’s very interesting to see and listen to stories about India. 8 weeks went quietly. You have a really good project going on and you work very hard. I will go home with a lot of new experience and thoughts about how you can help people. I hope I will come back one day to see you again. I’m really going to miss you (the AVI staff) and all the children and families in Banara Basti. See you soon. Love from, Lotta Sjoblom Sweden Having the opportunity to work with AVI is something I’m most thankful for and I appreciate very much. The organization was recommended to me by a friend and I will do the same to my friends. I have the feelings that I really dived deep into India’s culture, and, I know that it was so much more interesting and exiting with the explanations and guidance of the AVI staff. You all really helped me to understand more and more the Indian way of life and its couture. Thank you for teaching me Yoga and Meditation, basic Hindi language that made me more comfortable with the children as well as the community. Also, my deepest and honest thanks to the hard working ladies running the household, the food was the most wonderful experience. I look forward to support your cause in the future and hopefully welcome you sometime soon in my house in Germany as well. Please keep in touch. Benjamin Habbel Germany First, I would like to say THANK YOU very much for a wonderful experience! This journey has been so learning and interesting. I’ll always remember these 8 weeks with happiness, wonderful children, lovely family and the best guides like Sanjeev and Mantu. India is a special country; which will always have a special place in my heart. To live in Kanwar Pura and work in Banjara Basti with the children is one of the best ways to see and experience lovely India. The children in Banjara Basti have given me a happy smile everyday I been with them. It is so amazing and I will never forget that. The women made lovely food everyday and Madan has learned me a lot about India. I’m thinking you are doing a wonderful job with AVI and Banjara Basti. Keep on working! I will never forget and keep you always in my heart. Josefin Olsson Sweden A long time ago a wise man told me that talented human beings reach the top of their evolution when they decide to dedicate their lives to an ideal that is above their own profit, above their ego and they just do that they have to do without telling others how hard it’s their work. The wise man said that this is the only way to experience real love and real happiness. You are all wonderful people. I will miss you and think of you everyday. Dàlia Gironès Spain Aug 2009
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