I wanted to upload some pictures of my trip to Kerala before I leave for Karnhataka this week. Sorry I didn't include them in the last post! These are pictures of the trek and boating, as well as some other cute ones. My Dad requested that I include more photos of myself, so this is for you, Dad!
We have officially ended the classroom-learning portion of our study abroad. Also, I finally decided on an Independent Study topic after a series of fortunate events. My Society/Politics class toured an NGO called Teddy Trust, a community-based organization started by a woman from Northern Ireland. Impressed by the organization and shocked to find a fellow Northern Irish lass in the middle of S. India, I requested an interview. Amanda is an in-demand lady so I didn't really expect to land the interview. I decided to mention my Irish roots just in case...Lo and behold, she called, we hit it off and scheduled a time to meet, and now I plan to make Teddy Trust the focus of my study on Madurai NGO's. Luck o' the Irish!
We are traveling to Bangalore, Mysore, Hampi and Hospet the next week- I can't wait to see some of the famous ruins in Hampi. We are taking four separate night trains so I expect to be in some state of delirium the entire time. Tune in for interesting stories!
Hope all is well back home and thanks for reading!