Sidak
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“Sidak not only made me proud of being a Sikh but it also helped me understand my Sikh culture and bring back my spirit.”

“There were many things I liked about Sidak. Most importantly I learned a lot, before I came to Sidak. I wasn’t into Sikhi that much, but now I am proud to be a Sikh. All the Teachers & Volunteers were nice and made me feel at home. I love the evening activities we had, especially frisbee. I liked how all the volunteers and peers were open to each other. I would recommend Sidak to everyone. Not only do you have fun, but you also learn alot.”    
                                                                            -Jaspreet Singh, high school student

“The program helped me look at Sikhi in a new way. Sidak helped me realize that I needed to start thinking like a Sikh. The main thing I will take from Sidak is the desire to develop myself as a Sikh and as a human being. Sidak has helped me have greater love and appreciation for Sikhi. Sidak gives you tools for effective personal development and growth as a Sikh.” 
                                                               -Dilpreet Kaur, high school student

“The best thing about Sidak was how they were able to not only teach us, but actually intrigue us with not only spiritual, but political and economical issues fairing Sikhi. Sidak not only made me proud of being a Sikh but it also helped me understand my Sikh culture and bring back my spirit. Sidak not only helped me improve my reading skills in Gurmukhi, but to actually comprehend the words and language of the Guru. I am definitely leaving with a different outlook on life. I didn’t allow myself to fall into ritual practices that some Sikhs do. Now because of Sidak I can go home with not only the understanding and principle of who a Sikh is but also leave with a feel of thankfulness. Thankful that I have a family, and thankful that I am fortunate to be part of the Sikh religion, and thankful to my family for giving me the opportunity to be apart of the Sidak Family.”   
                                                              -Gagandeep Kaur Mann, high school student

 “I liked the fact we were driven to do so much work that it helped us educationally & set us up with study tools that we can us in our own courses. I really liked the community aspect where we met together for divans, rehraas & even the cleaning. It gave us a chance to get to know each other out side the classroom setting. It was amazing how we all got the chance to do Kirten, learn Asa Ki Var, read Hukamnama, and do Maharaj’s Parkash & Sukhassan. The amount of information covered in the two weeks was phenomenal & I was impressed by all the variety of subjects we covered.
                                                                                       -Baldeep Kaur, college student

 “I really enjoyed the overall attitude here at Sidak. Everyone (Hosts, Teachers, Sangat) was always really energetic and passionate about this program. The teachers were intensely animated to everything they taught and that made classes interesting. The Sangat here opened up their arms to us all and I hardly felt homesick. The intensive learning and dialogue made me look into myself at how can I be a better Sikh and how can I apply what I have learned to my name Sangat and community. The most important thing though was the amount of LOVE everyone here had for us and each other, learning and most importantly Sikhi. This constant feeling was in the atmosphere and kept me very motivated through everything, intense frisbee games, waking up early, and all the struggles of learning. I’ve learned to practice introspection and that I have the power to change myself. I have felt I learned externally about Sikhi and internally about myself.” 
                                                                     - Daman Preet Kaur, high school student

Though I’m not the ideal Sikh, I can work at it, hope exists. Take Sikhi one step at a time. Learned my first Shabad!!! Friendship with great Sikhs. So much knowledge, now I feel that I will be more prepared whenever I have to represent the Sikh community in public.   
                                                                                  - Mansheel Singh, college student