Tomorrow I take off for an adventure of a lifetime. I will be
interning with an organization called Educate Girls for three months in
Sirohi, Rajasthan, India. I’m told that I will be shadowing the director
for the first couple weeks and then moving on from there. Starting with
behind the scenes and then looking at the front side of the
organization will give me a better idea how NGO’s function and are
stabilized. I don’t truly know what’s in store and it will probably all
change once I get there so I will have an open mind and am excited to
simply just be there. My travel time is about 32 hours arriving in
Udaipur at 6am then a 3 hour car ride to my guest house and start work
and 9am the next morning. I am staying up all night tonight in hopes to
sleep the entire time on the plane so the time goes by faster. The past 3
months have been spent in great anticipation for this moment and in the
morning I head out. I am told I’ll have WIFI and all my meals prepared
for me. This does not sound like the stereotypical India everyone
thinks about. Preconceived notions can’t be helped so I’m excited to see
how these compare and to break down others. I know only very basic
phrases in Hindi so this will be a fun adventure to communicate in
everyday life. I studied abroad in Germany last year but I was there
solely for the purpose of increasing my German language skills. Although
this isn’t my first time abroad or traveling on my own, there are
naturally butterflies in my stomach and I can’t wait to just get there
already. Enough for now and next time I write will be from wonderful
India!
Sirohi is in southern Rajasthan closer to the border of Gujarat. Rajasthan is also one of the most touristy areas of India. Famous for the great desert in Jaisalmer where you can ride camels, the lake palaces of Udaipur or the mountain range containing Mt. Abu.
Ride an Elephant
Onto the next chapter. ~Anna
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." Saint Augustine
Sirohi is in southern Rajasthan closer to the border of Gujarat. Rajasthan is also one of the most touristy areas of India. Famous for the great desert in Jaisalmer where you can ride camels, the lake palaces of Udaipur or the mountain range containing Mt. Abu.
My Bucket List for India:
Ride a Camel
Be involved in a festival
Attend a wedding
Learn enough Hindi to engage in
small talk
Master the art of not using utensils
Learn 5 Bollywood dances
See the Taj Mahal
Have a successful internship
Simply Enjoy Life!
Onto the next chapter. ~Anna
"The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page." Saint Augustine
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