Adjusting to the monks' lifestyle was very easy because it was so simple. My life in Nepal consisted of teaching, meditation and praying with the monks and playing games with them. 
Program Volunteer Nepal
Project: Volunteer to Teach English in the Monasteries in Nepal
It was one of the best months of my life and I will surely never forget it. Because I was always so busy having fun and teaching English, I haven’t had a chance to leave the monastery on the weekends to do trips and stuff, but what I did do was play football with the monks which was awesome because they were really good.
When I first arrived in Kathmandu, I was instantly struck by the beauty of the mountains that surround it. After a little bit of searching, I found the man from my organization and he helped me get to the car with my luggage and then I was off. The contrasts of American and Nepali society were immediately noticeable. As the cab drove through the city streets toward its destination, I said goodbye to America in my mind again and began drinking in Nepal. When I got to my organization’s headquarters, I immediately had to start my orientation. The people there were extraordinarily nice and it really helped with the process. 
Now I leave Nepal with a heavy heart and mind and full of memories, but I know I will return one day.
After a couple days of orientation, which consisted of Nepali language and culture lessons, I was placed in my monastery where I would teach English lessons to the monks. At the orientation site it was fun going around Kathmandu and learning about Nepalese culture, but at the monastery stuff just got better. The scenery was absolutely breathtaking and the monks were so incredible. The only downs were that the water didn’t always work and the power would go out occasionally, but whenever it did I would just stand on the roof and just in the natural beauty of the surrounding landscape.
Teaching English was difficult at first but then it came naturally. Adjusting to the monks’ lifestyle was very easy because it was so simple. My life in Nepal consisted of teaching, meditation and praying with the monks and playing games with them.
It was one of the best months of my life and I will surely never forget it. Because I was always so busy having fun and teaching English, I haven’t had a chance to leave the monastery on the weekends to do trips and stuff, but what I did do was play football with the monks which was awesome because they were really good. Now I leave Nepal with a heavy heart and mind and full of memories, but I know I will return one day.
Samuel Condon
