lately i've been:
- making really good friends with this girl named vaneja who works at the blind school with me. she is amazing, i wish i could even explain what she has dealt with, she makes me realize a lot of things about myself and india and life that i'm not going to talk about online. she has been taking dana and i out to see the town, eat, shop, its been a serious blast.
- trying on saris and rajasthani outfits. hilarious. the women at the school love dressing up dana and me.
- swimming. oh yes, my breast stroke is getting pretty impressive, and dana's teaching me to fly. hehehe.
- visiting an orphanage, where i had to choke back tears hard. there was a drop box outside with a bell on it that rings when a baby is left there, which averages about once every month. and they are almost all girls, because they are considered to be a burden on a family. a lot of the girls were mentally disabled. i talked to girls that had lived there their whole life. i've never been so thankful for my family. i love you. i've always thought i would adopt, and now i am almost positive i will.
- drinking so much sugar cane juice, freshly squeezed right in front of my eyes. and eating way too much rasgulla and gulab jamun.
- playing holi:
- going to temple with vaneja, learning a lot about hinduism.
- sweating. all the time. its 90 degrees at all times in dana and my bedroom, and even hotter everywhere else.
- visiting a school exclusively for deaf students, it is run by an NGO, it was interesting to compare it to the blind school i've been working at, which is privately run (with government funding, and is provided completely free for all of its students, of which there are about 225). It is crazy the difficulties i hadn't considered, and the differences blind and deaf students face, and how they live in a culture that is very handicap inaccessible both physically and socially.
- missing you guys. i can't believe there is less than a month left of my program... and a month of travels that i couldn't be more pumped about. life is so good. i want to tell you everything, but soon enough i'll be able to.
5 comments:
India study abroad semester....expensive.Pics of you enjoying your adventure(Holi)....priceless.
love you dad
Sarah! You seem to be having SUCH an amazing time. I can't wait to hear more about your experiences when you're back. Hope everything is going well and you're looking forward to your travels with my bro! <3 Linds
just letting you know that i am thinking of you and cant wait to hear some exciting stories over pow breakfast :) or maybe wally's lunch, you get the grilled cheese with tomato and ill get a classic burger...maybe split a milkshake...oh im counting down the days my love
Hi Sarah: I love that little locket. Guess who?
dad: i'm glad this picture made it worth it. and you are the best, thanks for ruling at being a dad.
lindsay: i can't wait to tell you everything about it, and yes, i am unbelievably excited for ian and i to start adventuring around this crazy subcontinent.
kayla: i've been thinking about you too love, and please send me pictures of the baby. and oh lord blueberry ski and curly fries will be flowing like never before on our first trip to wally's, which will be the. day. i arrive in so IL.
grandma: well, i'm guessing its grandma. i love the locket too, i literally never take it off. thanks so much.
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