The one week language and culture program offers volunteers the opportunity to learn directly from India 's life experiences. This language and culture program is basically designed for the enrichment of volunteers, who are taking a break from their busy lives in their home countries, while they visit India in order to experience and learn from foreign lands. With the Hindi Language and Culture Program, the most important luggage you can bring is an open heart - with it, you will be open to learning from new experiences. Through this program, volunteers can learn about India by becoming familiar with the local language, culture, and heritage of the land, and then, living among the people of the land just like a native.

Volunteers will learn the basic phrases and verbs that are commonly used by Indian daily life. The first week of the program helps volunteers to develop their competency in Hindi language, prior to their practice in the field.

Proposed Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome at RCDP India office, orientation on general issues, and discussion on the week's events.

Day 2: Introduction to India 's history, covering important historical sites. Classes include Indian culture, religions, traditions, and customs. In the afternoon, Hindi language classes begin.

Day 3-4: Hindi language classes continue. Also, volunteers learn about Indian geography, climates, and politics. An afternoon class on Hindi language continues using notes and other multimedia presentations. Group discussion to follow.

Day 5: Delhi Sightseeing

Day 6: Hindi language classes continue

Day 7: Closing of Hindi classes. Review and evaluation