Blogs from Udaipur, Rajasthan, India, Asia - page 6

Let’s see. So the last update I made was about 2 weeks back. So I have gathered all of my thoughts to try and write down as much as I could about what has happened in that time! First thing first is I took a really fun trip out to the village. During the day a little seminar was being run for the local school kids in the village. You have likely seen the pics on my facebook and the video. But first the young kids walked through the village carrying signs in regards to preserving traditional medicines, then many gunis were there to talk and teach them. It was a lot of fun. When we first got there and saw all the kids I wasn’t really sure what was happening. As we took off down ... read more

*Side note* Okay so during this blog I talk about being sick, missing certain foods, and going to animal aid. Based on the pictures I am posting it was a complete coincidence that in the paragraph I talk about how much I miss 5 Guys that it is surrounded by pictures of baby cows. I don't control where the pics go. I don't mean to make anyone mad! I love baby cows! But I also love 5 Guys! I'm doing my best! We are keeping it short today because today I want to talk about being sick. For this blog I am talking about staying healthy in India. If there is one thing I have learned it is that sickness is not avoidable. As much as we are told about not drinking unfiltered water, eating smaller ... read more

Well, well, well. This has definitely been the craziest week I have ever experienced. I last left off on Saturday after my week of classes with GESI in Chicago. So I need to bring everyone up to speed on my first week in India, which may be hard in the allowed space of one blog post. But here we go! First! Let’s get to Sunday! We had classes in Chicago till around 4. These were basically formalities and the whole time all the students were not paying attention, giddy, and just ready to leave. We all couldn’t wait to get out there and finally end these long courses. As a wonderful treat our final meal provided was Jimmy Johns! (I like Jimmy Johns J). So at 4 the first group of students left who would go ... read more

Με τον τονο στο Μα.Ειναι κ αυτο το ταμπλετ που μας την κανει τη χαρη για ελληνικα,αλλα μη θελουμε και τονους.Να' μαστε στα κοσμοπολιτικα.Και ο λογος για το Udaipur η αλλιως (διαζευτικο το η, ειναι το θεμα με τους τονους που προανεφερα)the lake city.Τρεις οι λιμνες,τρια και τα παλατια.Περιπλανηθηκαμε,σοκαριστηκαμε,δεν μιλουσαμε για λιγη ωρα.Ηταν το ταξιδι, συνολο 24 ωρες πορτα - πορτα,ηταν η ζεστη 31 βαθμοι στις 9 το πρωι,ηταν οι Ινδοι...θελαμε το χρονο μας.Εγω λιγο πιο πολυ. Με εχει εγνοια ο δολιος για να χαλαρωσει.Περπατησαμε για ωρα κ μια σκεψη ειχα στο μυαλο μου.Παλι καλα που δεν ξεκινησαμε απο Νεο Δελχι.Πρωτου φρικαρουμε ομως νασου στο δρομο μας το καφε της Μεροπης.Φιλη αδερφης φιλου του Πανου.Φωτογραφος που ζει 6 μηνες Ινδια, 6 μηνες Θεσσαλονικη.Γνωρισαμε τον Μοετ.Καλη μουρη.Τον ηπιαμε κ τον ελληνικο μας κ συνεχισαμε το deriver μας ... read more

I am doing a 1 month internship with the NGO Seva Mandir in Udaipur. Elise is doing a 6 month internship. Elise learnt of Seva Mandir as she researched her plan for a career in international development. My work at Seva Mandir is in the health section, as compared with the education, empowerment, natural resources, governance sections. The philosophy of volunteering here is that the work you do both meets of the needs of the volunteer and those of the organisation. My project will be to write a report on a pilot project of a new maternal and child health clinic associated with a village hospital. This is a new model of care for the area, building upon an existing system of traditional birthing attendants and maternal and child assistants (Bal Sakhis). Neither of these groups ... read more