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.

Thursday, June 16, 2005

Not Feeling Well

Today was a full day at the day care...it is quite interesting trying to teach 123 to 2-5 year olds in another language. They look at you like you are crazy or something. We also started teaching them Itsy Bitsy Spider... I got the song translated today so hopefully they will be able to understand it tomorrow. I also took their picture and they loved that.

I wish I could upload some pictures but I have been having trouble with that functionality. I will let you know when I am successful.

Today, I have been sick. I feel very light headed and my stomach is beginning to turn in knots. It is honestly getting to be too much...I am beginning to wonder if I will make it for two more weeks. I still do not know why this culture is so much harder than most I have visited. Although some reading this may not understand this rationality, I wonder if part of it is spiritual oppression. The smells, the contradictions of life here...I don't know. But I am getting very tired and then getting sick is almost pushing me over the edge. I feel like a wimp but oh well, I will probably make it and it will probably get a lot better.

I hope to have more funny stories soon...

Indian Facts
- India has the largest railway in the world and the rail way employees the most people in the world

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hang in there, you'll be fine, as He is there with you. Take care and keep the stories coming. YOB

10:20 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Brook,

I hope you get well soon. Our prayers are with you. And yes, the stories are excellent. Keep 'em coming. :)

- Rick C. Hodgin

4:56 PM  

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