Wednesday 8 April 2009

Five Indian experiences in four days

Written by Emily Clarke - GapBreak India 2009

We've been here for four days and have experienced quite a few things.
Firstly: Auto-rickshaws.
Auto-rickshaws are how we get places. The drivers also like to see how many people they can fit on one. At a time. So far we've had about 12 people piled into one. It's like a giant version of human Tetris sometimes!

Secondly: School.
Charlotte & I are teaching the Preschool kids, so kids about 2 -5 in age. They can't speak much English, or Hindi either. So it's going to be a tough job trying to teach them anything. In our first lesson today, we scrapped most of our lesson plan for colouring. We also have to wash their hands for them & our newly created Hygiene song is constantly being sung over that time.

Thirdly: Marble stairs.
These hurt to fall down. I am bruised.

Fourthly: Food.
The food here is brilliant. Our cook is wonderful and being vegetarian is nice. Everything tastes so good! The Danish girls we have here don't like spice, so two versions of whatever we eat are cooked. One for us with spice and one for them that is mild. But there is always a big bowl of chili on the table. It's very good.

Fifthly: Udaipur.
The city is beautiful. Crazy, but beautiful. Elephants, cows, goats & kids roam everywhere! But once you hit the lake, it's different. It's a pretty place to be. Even has a supermarket. Very useful!

That's all I have to report for the moment.
All my love, Emily

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