VIN has allowed me a glimpse of the world of the amazing people in Nepal – their sources of joy and sorrow and their daily lives. It provided me with […]
It was a wonderful experience working with Bhupi, Dinesh and Dr. Laxmi. We learnt to work with an NGO. Translators were wonderful and very helpful. Shradha is a wonderful asset […]
Mitali Pande
I had a fantastic time working with VIN – Regrettably only 2 weeks. I still learnt a whole raft of things that have made me and more culturally aware. Staying […]
Isla Norris
Working with VIN was exiting; I got to practice the theory I’ve learned in school and I had a lot of free rein in deciding how I would complete my […]
Signe Ødegaard Olsen
“As for my personal expectations, I believe I met my goals. I was here as an intern meaning that there were some requirements from my school that needed to be […]
Kræn Falk
Less than 24 hours after arriving in Nepal a VIN staff member was sitting with me in a hospital waiting room.I visited the clinic several times over the next 5 […]
Maddison Rosenberg
My time at VIN was one of the greatest experiences in my life. As a student of Technical Medicine, my goal was to achieve some clinical experience next to contributing […]
Tom Konert
When I first heard of volunteering programs where you can teach English at Buddhist monasteries I thought “Yes, this is what I’m going to do, since I love teaching English […]
Monika Bebi
The monastery is amazing! I will miss the open minded Lamas – ready to share their wisdom, the jolly students – always up for games, and all the genuine smiles […]
Alexander Grevsen
I love staying in a buddhist monastery with monks. It is an honour to be among people who pray for the world. Monks are kind, caring and strong. I am […]
Ginette Dubois
Before arriving at the Karma Samten Ling monastery, I had no idea what to expect. I knew that I would be teaching children English, but did not know how many […]
Maya Barlev
When people ask me how my experience at the buddhist monastery has been, I am so overwhelmed with things to say that I become speechless. I had no idea when […]