To say that my time volunteering at VIN was life changing would be an understatement. Teaching English at the Buddhist Nunnery was truly an experience I will cherish for the […]
Teaching English at a Buddhist Monastery was an immensely enriching experience. There’s a lot to learn from people who devote their lives to attaining happiness. Teaching the young monks was […]
Jeremy Gansler
VIN has provided me with immense insight into the nitty gritty of the local life in Nepal. Through the volunteer program, you are totally immersed into the Nepalese culture so […]
Anna Yi
I had a difficult time in orphanage. Kids were awesome but their living condition was bad. But it did changed my perspective in life. It was such different experience staying […]
Sunita Rajbali Maurya
My Volunteering experience at VIN wasn’t only about helping people. Rather it was discovering my strengths and weakness. To laugh as much as often and to appreciate the simple things […]
Urgen Dolma Lama
So, I’ve to admit it that I realized my potential. Well, my first month was little hard as I was not able to cope with the projects that were given […]
Supriya Khadka
I spent almost 6 weeks at the Buddhist Monastery as an English teacher with a friend of mine from Germany. We lived directly in the monastery in a special building […]
Catherine Marcou
Mostly volunteers travel alone and the good thing about doing it with VIN is that you are never really alone. I met some great people from all over the world. […]
Astrid Feiten
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 […]
Saufi Salleh
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 […]