Sunrise on Australia
I returned home this week, after 8 weeks away. It will take me some time to process the experiences I have had, if I can at all. However highlights from my trip include
- spending 6 weeks with the NGO in Tamil Nadu, teaching English and assisting with a human rights funding submission (it's fingers crossed now)
- living in a rural and remote Indian village with no running water and relying on public transport
- engaging in the lives of women and girls in their culture
- discovering new places in South India that I love including Kovalam (Kerela) and Kodaikanal
- 10 days in Nepal was simply amazing including
- Kathmandu's Durbar Square, Swayambath and Bodnath
- Chitwan National Park - Elephant washing and the Elephant Safari to see tigers
- Pokhara and whitewater rafting, sunrise from the Peace Pagoda, Sunrise from Sarangkot Mountain, Downhill mountain treks and visits with local families on the way, and sublimely peaceful boating watching sunsets on the lake.
- Brida by Paulo Coelho - this was part of my reading challenge for Lost in Translation
- The last song of dusk by Siddharth Dahnvant Shanghvi - an Indian lovestory
- Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami - this was part of my reading for the Japanese Literature Challenge 3
Welcome home! I bet you will need some transition time to get used to your 'normal' life here, at least I always did when I was away for more than a few weeks. The photographs are lovely, and I'm sure that you had a wonderful impact on the people with whom you worked. I'm looking forward to your thoughts on Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by the way! Blessings, B.
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! What an amazing experience you've had, and the photos are wonderful. I look forward to hearing more about it as you process it.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing adventure! Very inspiring. Glad you are home for the moment though. xox
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