Dear friend,
Idea Action participant Ms. Alina Gurung(Board Member of Idea Action)
shares her personal experience about 4th International Youth Summer
School 2005.


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I'm extremely thankful to British Council for selecting Idea Action
providing scholarship for the great opportunity to participate
in "The International Youth Summer School 2005" in India. One can
always be ecstatic by remembering splendid times. Those six days at
the summer school has been fabulous.

At the very first day, the feeling of shyness and awkwardness was
lost as the Welcome speech was very interesting and friendly.
Shuffling of the seats among the participants created a different
environment and talking with new face and making friends began from
the very moment.


During different sessions, I got the opportunities to learn about
many new things and the sessions were never boring as we used to play
in between the sessions. As my theme was "Peace and Conflict
Resolution" I could know about the different problems and different
conflict around the world and how people are working to eradicate
those problems. This session inspired me to do social works and help
other people. During sessions, I came to know that many students were
working as Volunteers works. I had this concept that doing Volunteer
work is useless as we don't get any money, but now I've realized that
I was totally wrong.

During theme session and voices session, I could build up my
confidence and I learned about the presentation skills too.
Similarly, because of skill session, I can now make my own Puppet and
I'm confident that I can do a small Puppetry show and convey
different message to people. The message may be of HIV AIDS, safe
sex, use of condoms, eliminate prostitution, education is essential
for girls too etc.

I'm very glad that summer school provided us the forum to show our
culture and values among such a huge mass. I was so nervous thinking
about the Presentation but the whole environment over there made us
so comfortable that we could do our presentation nicely and
successfully. It was really surprising to know that people from other
countries were interested in our country's current situation.

During those six days, I came to know about different cultures of
people from other countries. I came to know about their living style,
their thinking style and could learn new things even when we were
just talking or eating. I had never travelled alone before but now
I'm confident that in future I can travel alone.

Summer School not only helped me to enhance my skills and confidence
but also changed my thinking style and my life so I feel that more
people from Nepal should get this opportunity in their life because
many people in our country hardly find such forum and chance of
exposure.

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Ms. Alina Gurung
Executive Member

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