Major FAQ-India
Room and Food
Where do I stay during the one-week language program? Where do I stay during my volunteering program?
What do I eat? What about showers and rest rooms? Do you accommodate special diets ?
Volunteers in India stay in IFRE's hostel during the one-week culture and language immersion program. IFRE offers a 4-room apartment where the language program is held and cooks prepare three (3) Indian meals/day for volunteers. IFRE also provides baths and restrooms in each room. At the conclusion of the one-week of language and culture programs, IFRE's in-country coordinator then takes volunteers to their respective project where participants will be introduced to the local project staff and host families.
In most of cases, volunteers stay with a host family. Host families supply separate rooms along with a communal bath and restroom with said host family. Host families supply three (3) meals a day. Host families do not offer laundry services. Indian cuisine includes: bread or nan, curry, lentil soup, curry, and pickle. IFRE accommodates only vegetarian diets.
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