Your coworker is a friend, mentor, and cultural guide all rolled into one!
At your apprenticeship you two hit it off from the start. You have a shared passion for the work you’re doing — whether that’s teaching English together at the local school, building surfboards out of recycled materials, or tending to a sustainable community farm.
Your coworker not only shows you the ropes at your apprenticeship, but also introduces you to be best places to hang out after work and widens your circle of friends in the community.
Over cups of coffee you guys love to “talk shop” — discussing lesson plans or what crops to plant next — and also delve into heated discussions about everything from cultural traditions to the latest movies.
Jordan Brett (India ’15, University of St. Andrews) and other India Fellows express their gratitude to their co-teachers they taught alongside at Teach For India in this video.
Video: See what the India Fellows say about their coworkers at Teach For India
Fellow / Senegal
— Erik Oline
I turned around to the open arms of my host family (yes, all 23 of them)! The family farm is a little slice of heaven…
Parent / Brazil
— Shih-Hung Shieh
The Fellows mature into intelligent, compassionate, cosmopolitan citizens of the world, able to converse about global issues…
Fellow / Ecuador
— Henry Yeary
I wanted the world to slap me silly, sweep me up like a tornado and crash me down. I needed to live.
Fellow / India
— Indi Nunez
The world does not need us to save it; it needs us to understand it. Perhaps to help is not to give after all, but rather to empower…
Parent / Senegal
— Pam Ricker (Jordan Ricker)
I am so glad my son has had this experience. It has given him more than the acquisition of two new languages…
Fellow / Senegal
— Elise Leise
In a world filled with complex global challenges, I hope to be part of a generation that refuses to give up so easily.
