Adventures in India

In June 2005, I will be taking a trip to India to volunteer with an organization called Cross Cultural Solutions. This is a log about my thoughts and adventures as I prepare, embark, and return from this trip.

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Location: Indianapolis, IN, United States

How does one describe themselves...I am a girl, brownish blonde curly hair, 5'3. I usually mess up phrases and my friends endearingly call them brookisms. I love to sit on a porch swing with a cup of tea (not coffee). I have a ton of questions rolling around in my head but I am not sure if I am allowed to ask them. I am a mess, not very impressive...but I am lovely and full of life. I want to love well. I like to decorate and dream of fixing up homes. I want to have more courage to be with the poor...truly be with them not just charity. I want to be able to garden but currently suck at it. I am trying to learn French but I am a numbers girl and I have trouble speaking English. I want to travel to beautiful places but I wish I could see every place as beautiful. I want to learn how to scuba dive. I would rather go to a mountain lake than the ocean beach. I find water very therapeutic and wish I could be around it more.

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

First Day at the Day Care

Today was the first day at the day care center. We only observed but the children are sooo cute. They have these big beautiful eyes and are so small. The children are aged 3 to 5 and there are 9 children. The teacher had the small blocks with letters and numbers on them...she taught the children the letters and taught us a few things. Tomorrow we actually get to teach...it should be interesting. I have another girl with me named Kathrine from Las Vegas.

I must say that my legs are very tired. Dear little me is from flat town USA and this is the mountains....my thighs are killing me today. I am sure I will get over it soon but in the mean time it hurts. I am wearing the Indian outfit today and it is so much cooler than my American clothes.

A few Indian items....
- Namaste means hello, goodbye, greetings, etc.
- You don't shake hands...you folder your hands in prayer like fashion in front of you and bow your head
- Cars drive on the left side of the road. It has been hard getting used to crossing the street...in American you look left first then right...I keep forgetting that here I must look right first and then left.

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