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Ian Hartmann and Claudia Merrick

The programs offered by RCDP- Sri Lanka are brilliant. I am satisfied with my decision to join with this organization. I was well transferred to the RCDP office by a coordinator of Sri Lanka which is located in Galle . The first week's orientation program was a good introduction about the Sri Lankan culture and their way of life. Our instructors gave us sufficient information about the country and the condition of the people after the great horrified Tsunami. Even the area is outstanding in natural beauty with excellent examples of flora and fauna everywhere you look. If you join with the people here the opportunities like swimming in the beach side, visiting the local town and cycling or just relaxing in the sun with a book became remarkable time in the life.

After the completion of all language and cultural activities RCDP Sri Lanka provided an opportunity to help out Tsunami victims. I worked there for one month and joined in teaching placement. It was magnificent staying with the school children as the number of students want to learn English. It was really challenging job to teach in a primary school in the beginning but it became more rewarding time sooner I attached with them. We should work hard to make the teaching environment easier to the students. We can teach any subject as per our interest and sometimes it is more interesting to organize some other extra activities for the children.

The voluntary teaching we are doing can be both hard and rewarding at the same time but we realize that there is a long way to go to make it comfortable. It is unbelievable progress that we have made even though it is only three weeks since we started and hope it will be same with the upcoming volunteers. The more you work hard the more you will get pleasure from the people there. We were also request to assist the teacher at school to get better their conversational English.

RCDP Sri Lanka really worked hard to make our stay more comfortable and flexible. The deep interest of staffs upon every volunteer inspired to work more interestingly. Everybody here is extremely friendly, cooperative, and supportive and we received sound help from them when I needed.

Writing from Galle, Sri Lanka.