I am now offically registered as a volunteer at Prem Dam. Went there today, going there tomorrow. On friday Katie, Alicia, Meghan, Jamie and I get to check out a more rural area (around Raiganj) with a Father Puthumai. Should be gone about a week, and I might be incommunicado. So, on my first day volunteering a Prem Dam, the auto rickshaw ride cost 8 rupees a head, was terrifying, and a motorcycle hit us at low speed (the operators of both vehicles were fairly friendly about the incident, seeing as there was no damage or injuries). Today, I went back to the mother house from Prem Dam with Kaite and a friendly Spaniard, and the shady-looking driver (yeah, it takes one to know one) charged us 50 rupees a head! Yes, I know that's only
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