In fact I think they did. I might need Menna to verify it, but yesterday I'm pretty sure that in sequential order I said I think "I'm going to miss India". Menna, Verena, and I were sitting on a hill close by the monkey temple in Jaipur over looking the whole city. It was cool to look down and recognize places that I've been- where I've eaten, shopped, got lost, explored, buildings and hills I've climbed and so on. Though there is still so much more to see in Jaipur (not to mention India) I have made Jaipur my temporary summer home. The roads to and from my house are particularly familiar and I can navigate the rickshaw drivers when needed to arrive safely at my house using hand gestures and feeble attempts at Hindi vocabulary.
I had an amazing weekend. I left Saturday evening for Pushkar with 5 other intern girls. We spent the next two days shopping in awesome markets and climbing this huge hill at sunset with one of the most stellar views I have ever seen in India. Their company and the awesome sights and great food truly made it a weekend to remember- I dare say the best couple days that I have had in India. Right now I don't have access to my computer but I hope to upload more pictures from the trip soon. I think they are the best way to communicate my travels better than anything else.
This week I am all finished with HEDCON. So now I'm doing a bit of volunteering at a local school that integrates mentally disabled children with the rest of children into one school. Mostly I just draw elephants for the kids to color and help them practice their numbers and english alphabet. It's not exactly what I expected I would do coming to Prayas but I am enjoying it nonetheless. I will volunteer a couple more mornings this week, have at least one day off for the muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, pack my things and return. Though it will be mostly sweet, the goodbyes, especially to Menna and the green green hills surrounding this crazy city will be somewhat bitter. At the moment I'm doing my last load of hand laundry (huge fist pump for the return of laundry machines in a few days), writing a few postcards, and maybe a nap before the girls return and we go out for a night on the town.
Pictures coming soon!
I had an amazing weekend. I left Saturday evening for Pushkar with 5 other intern girls. We spent the next two days shopping in awesome markets and climbing this huge hill at sunset with one of the most stellar views I have ever seen in India. Their company and the awesome sights and great food truly made it a weekend to remember- I dare say the best couple days that I have had in India. Right now I don't have access to my computer but I hope to upload more pictures from the trip soon. I think they are the best way to communicate my travels better than anything else.
This week I am all finished with HEDCON. So now I'm doing a bit of volunteering at a local school that integrates mentally disabled children with the rest of children into one school. Mostly I just draw elephants for the kids to color and help them practice their numbers and english alphabet. It's not exactly what I expected I would do coming to Prayas but I am enjoying it nonetheless. I will volunteer a couple more mornings this week, have at least one day off for the muslim holiday celebrating the end of Ramadan, pack my things and return. Though it will be mostly sweet, the goodbyes, especially to Menna and the green green hills surrounding this crazy city will be somewhat bitter. At the moment I'm doing my last load of hand laundry (huge fist pump for the return of laundry machines in a few days), writing a few postcards, and maybe a nap before the girls return and we go out for a night on the town.
Pictures coming soon!
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