The above pictures are of Tai...a little girl who has been hanging around the hospital since we have been here because her brother has been suffering from malnutrition. She is always so happy despite all the pain in her life, from the pictures you can see a little deeper...I really love these.
While the last 48 hours at CRHP have not been the best yet, its hard to believe its already my last day! I had another stomach attack over the weekend (I will leave out the gory gory details), this time seemed worst than the first with the addition of churning stomach knots…luckily Cipro came to the rescue once again. I spent most of yesterday sleeping and feel a ton better today. I’m not sure what the culprit was, could have been eating the local food at the Wedding we went to…maybe not the best idea. Anyway, these types of experiences are ones I will not miss once home again.
We usually stay after dinner and play cards for a while in the Mess, the past two nights we have spotted a mouse running along the wall. Last night we asked Revi (one of the Aroles) what they would do and he simply responded they would let a few Indian Rat Snakes loose overnight and that should take care of it…gotta love that Indian solution. Ick.
So today we presented our final projects and had a “graduation” ceremony. It was really amazing. First it was great to see us all applying the principles we learned to another city. I really liked our plan and if only we had ½ million in funding, I think we could totally do it in DC.
The ceremony was very nice. They presented us each with a flower garland, a shawl (representing knowledge), and a candlestick (representing us spreading the “light” of what we have learned). The Aroles each spoke and said some amazing words, I think there were more than a few tears in the room. They basically spoke about all that we have learned and their hopes for us as we begin our careers and that we remember our experiences and our time in Jamkhed. They said that when many of us could have done other things with our summers, we chose to come to a rural village in India (without really knowing what we were getting into, without entertainment, etc) and learn about another way of life and how to help those who need help the most. It really puts the last 4 weeks into perspective (or at least begin too…I think the real perspective will begin to come once we leave). Anyway, it was a very nice way to end the course.
I just finished packing and luckily everything was squeezed in! Tonight we have a final dinner and goodbye party. Off to Mumbai in the morning. It is definitely emotional to be ending this but am excited for my last bit of traveling in India and to meet Kelly in 2 days!
We usually stay after dinner and play cards for a while in the Mess, the past two nights we have spotted a mouse running along the wall. Last night we asked Revi (one of the Aroles) what they would do and he simply responded they would let a few Indian Rat Snakes loose overnight and that should take care of it…gotta love that Indian solution. Ick.
So today we presented our final projects and had a “graduation” ceremony. It was really amazing. First it was great to see us all applying the principles we learned to another city. I really liked our plan and if only we had ½ million in funding, I think we could totally do it in DC.
The ceremony was very nice. They presented us each with a flower garland, a shawl (representing knowledge), and a candlestick (representing us spreading the “light” of what we have learned). The Aroles each spoke and said some amazing words, I think there were more than a few tears in the room. They basically spoke about all that we have learned and their hopes for us as we begin our careers and that we remember our experiences and our time in Jamkhed. They said that when many of us could have done other things with our summers, we chose to come to a rural village in India (without really knowing what we were getting into, without entertainment, etc) and learn about another way of life and how to help those who need help the most. It really puts the last 4 weeks into perspective (or at least begin too…I think the real perspective will begin to come once we leave). Anyway, it was a very nice way to end the course.
I just finished packing and luckily everything was squeezed in! Tonight we have a final dinner and goodbye party. Off to Mumbai in the morning. It is definitely emotional to be ending this but am excited for my last bit of traveling in India and to meet Kelly in 2 days!
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Sarah: Will you still have this blog after your trip? I hope you had a really good time there in India. Call me when you get home to Mom and Dad's house sometime after you get alot of rest.
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