I made it!
5) Lots and lots of pigs/goats/dogs/cats/ and cows wandering around EVERYWHERE!
6) Every time I see a goat I think of Elmer and Nicole, which is multiple times a day
7) Teaching math to a kindergarten student
10) Some of the teachers
11) I am staying on a compound with Uttam (the director of the school), his two brothers, their three wives, Uttam's brother's two kids Uttam's mother and father, Uttam's father's sister, 15 hostel children.
This is Bepah one of Uttam's niece
12) Playing Uno with the hostel kids, thank for making me bring it Mary
13) This is where we eat and cook. We eat squatting on the ground using our hands.
14) The view from atop the school (The science lab)
15) Sign for the science lab
16) Classrooms
17) Morning assembly
18) Kindergarten
19) Parijat Academy
20) My favorite first grader wearing my sunnies
21) Grade one
22) On the 20th and 21st 10 UD students came and helped out! After school I went with the boys and did some errands, went to an Indian department store called "Pantaloons", and a textile exhibit. We have plans to hang out when the come to Maine this August
24) INDIAN WEDDING RECEPTION. Yesterday (the 22nd) the Parijat family went to a wedding reception. One of the wives dressed me in her clothes. In the words of Iggy from NOLA, "that is so Indian, Molly"
I saw the most beautiful girl there dressed in gorgeous, blue Indian clothes. I was promptly told that she is 15 and last year she was married
26) Today, the 23rd, the school girls came to learn a dance for an upcoming festival on Feb. 4th
I promise I am going to actually write next time!
-MPH
I just lost my whole first post because the internet died, so I am just going to upload photos and write about them
Here are a few snapshots from my first plus week!
1)Bags packed for India and Alaska! My Indian pack back only weighted 39lbs!
2) I finished applying for schools on the the bus to Logan (classic), but I just found out I need to do a few more things. Looks like I will be applying from India.
3) Mary made sure Moxie made the trip
4) Tracking my trip on the plane from Newark to Mumbai
6) Every time I see a goat I think of Elmer and Nicole, which is multiple times a day
7) Teaching math to a kindergarten student
8) Kindergarten
9) A littles hard, tear-filled first day of school
10) Some of the teachers
11) I am staying on a compound with Uttam (the director of the school), his two brothers, their three wives, Uttam's brother's two kids Uttam's mother and father, Uttam's father's sister, 15 hostel children.
This is Bepah one of Uttam's niece
12) Playing Uno with the hostel kids, thank for making me bring it Mary
13) This is where we eat and cook. We eat squatting on the ground using our hands.
14) The view from atop the school (The science lab)
15) Sign for the science lab
16) Classrooms
17) Morning assembly
19) Parijat Academy
20) My favorite first grader wearing my sunnies
21) Grade one
22) On the 20th and 21st 10 UD students came and helped out! After school I went with the boys and did some errands, went to an Indian department store called "Pantaloons", and a textile exhibit. We have plans to hang out when the come to Maine this August
23) School fields
24) INDIAN WEDDING RECEPTION. Yesterday (the 22nd) the Parijat family went to a wedding reception. One of the wives dressed me in her clothes. In the words of Iggy from NOLA, "that is so Indian, Molly"
I saw the most beautiful girl there dressed in gorgeous, blue Indian clothes. I was promptly told that she is 15 and last year she was married
25) Today, the 23rd, We went to another wedding reception.
26) Today, the 23rd, the school girls came to learn a dance for an upcoming festival on Feb. 4th
I promise I am going to actually write next time!
-MPH
Molly,
ReplyDeleteI love all the pictures. Thanks for posting them! Judging from your beautiful smile it looks like you are having an amazing experience. I am looking forward to your next post/ Love, MB
Molly!!!!!! I got all teary-eyed looking at these pictures and thinking of this amazing adventure you are on! Soak it all in!!
ReplyDeleteAnd don't worry, your voice comes through loud and clear in the photo captions :-) And you look just as beautiful as any 15 year old bride! xoxoxoBeth
Not sure why I'm listed as Bane C - it is Beth C by the way :-)
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely wonderful!!
ReplyDeleteHi Molly.....thanks for sharing! I love the photos, and plan on traveling vicariously thru your blog. :)
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