While getting ready for work this morning, Venise described the mood perfectly: “I feel like it’s the first day of school!” That subtle nervousness underlying a lot of excitement. We rode to DA’s office in Delhi with Shivani, our administrative contact we’d been talking to while in Canada. The building itself is simple, but what’s great is that it was built using the technology the organization developed to capture fly-ash and create bricks using local resources. They consider it Delhi’s “greenest” building. We met a lot of kind people who were very excited for us when they heard we will be staying at the apartments in Orchha. Apparently, we are heading to a pretty place. Our travel day will likely be Thursday and then we will meet with our team we will be working with for the duration of our assignment.
I am so excited to be placed with the Tara Akshar+ program and will update with more details once I’m the thick of it. I’d like to mention how great the food at the canteen is here. Also, I haven’t been in a kitchen for 5 days! Meanwhile Matt has a weekly meal chart and has made two batches of yogurt (go Dad!) While Delhi may not have been on the top of my places to visit while in India, it has provided a fruitful environment for personal growth thus far. Hopefully the lessons learned and friendships made will help bridge the more challenging times that most certainly will yet come. Tomorrow: orientation day 2.
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Sariah hull
9/11/2017 07:39:56 am
How was school mommy :Sariah :)
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Ashley
9/11/2017 08:03:53 am
Hi Sariah,
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Ashley
9/12/2017 02:59:57 am
Thanks so much Jen! So far I've managed to find a bit of time here and there to write down my happenings. I suspect it'll be more challenging when I am in the field, but hopefully it'll be by own digital scrapbook in the end :)
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