tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31031016133940135402024-02-20T05:27:33.488-08:00Ward Family India TripAugust 1 - 14, 2012Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-30749473094985378622012-08-12T10:41:00.002-07:002012-08-12T10:41:28.849-07:00Jaipur<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today was probably my favorite day of the whole trip. We are in Jaipur, which is one of the best cities to visit in India. Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur are the three main cities that you should visit if you want to see beautiful and famous historical sites. We woke up this morning and went to the Amber Palace. We rode elephants up the hill to the palace. It was so much fun, but it wasn't exactly the smoothest ride ever. The palace itself was amazing! It was built in 1558. Look it up. The history is really interesting! Then we went to the Water Palace and we went shopping. Then we went to the City Palace museum. The City Palace is where the current royal family of Rajasthan lives. The museum was just about the royal family and it's history. Rajasthan is the state in India where Jaipur is the capital city. The current king is 14 years old. During the City Palace museum, we went to an observatory full of sun dials, and astronomical things that are used to tell time and where the sun is in the sky, and a bunch of other things based on the sun. Then we went back to the hotel while my mom went shopping and got a massage. It was great to just get some time back in the room to rest up and most of all BLOG.<br />
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Tomorrow we will be in Delhi and we leave for home tomorrow night. I will admit, I am ready to go home. I've been ready for a few days, but today was a great day. Hopefully tomorrow will be as good as today. I'm ready to be in my own bed again. Goodnight!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my mom on the Elephant</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amber Palace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "Welcome Window" (Amber Palace)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snake Charmers</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-27484965585636802072012-08-12T10:03:00.001-07:002012-08-12T10:03:23.169-07:00Agra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We had a 7:00 a.m. flight out of Chennai on Friday morning, so we had to leave Rising Star at 3:00 a.m. Friday was pretty much just a travel day with one sight in Agra. We had a 2 hour drive from Rising Star to Chennai, a 2 hour flight from Chennai to Delhi, and a 3 hour drive from Delhi to Agra. <br />
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When we got to Agra, we checked in to our hotel and then went to Agra fort. This fort is made out of red sandstone, so it had the nickname "The Red Fort". It was built around 1500's-1600's by three Mogul rulers in India. I'm not going to sit here and give you all a history lesson. But what I will tell you is that it is beautiful, and you should look it up if you are interested. This history is really cool stuff! Then we went to a rug factory where we saw how the rugs are made in India. It is all done by hand. There are no machines involved. Then, we went to a couple of shops for clothing and stuff like that. It was a tiring day, so it was nice to get back to the hotel and sleep.<br />
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Saturday was a super packed day, as well. We left the hotel at 5:45 a.m. to go to the Taj Mahal. I'm glad that we went really early, because the lines get really long during the day. When we got there, there was barely any line, so it was really nice. While we were in the Mausoleum (the famous white marble building), it started to rain. So, being the crazy teenagers that we were, a bunch of us from our group ran out and played in the rain. We ended up walking around the whole building. Some people who got caught in the rain and ran for cover outside even ended up taking pictures of us. After the Taj Mahal, we went back to the hotel and had breakfast. Then our family split up from the rest of our group. They all went back to Delhi for shopping and some sight seeing. They are all leaving a day earlier than our family, too. After we split from are group, we drove to Jaipur. <br />
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On our way to Jaipur, we stopped at Fatehpur Sikri, which is a city that was built in 1569 by the king at the time and was only used for 4 years. If you want, you can look that up as well. It was beautiful, but it was super hot! <br />
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It was a crazy two days!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mausoleum in the Taj Mahal</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mosque at the Taj</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Amy (a coordinator at Rising Star) in Agra Fort</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Great view of the Mausoleum in the Taj Mahal from Agra Fort</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-6836797382365047242012-08-12T07:42:00.002-07:002012-08-12T10:03:46.754-07:00Service Day 5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Hello! I apologize for not blogging for a few days. Our schedule has been jam packed! A lot has happened. I should let you know that the service part of our trip is over, so from now on, our blog will be a travel blog.<br />
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But, I still need to tell you all about our last day at Rising Star. It started out as usual; breakfast and getting ready for the day. But, the Indian government randomly decided to cancel school for the kids on Thursday and Friday, so the tutoring was a little different. Our day usually started at 9:00 a.m., but since there was no school, the tutoring actually started at 10:00 a.m. instead. Since it was pretty much just a play day, it was harder for the kids to focus on the tutoring, but it was still fun. We cut out snow flakes for their tutoring. Then after tutoring, as usual, we had free time and play time with the kids. It was a really relaxed day. At 7:30 p.m., the kids put on a little show for the volunteers to say goodbye. The choir sang, there were a few dances, and Jake even danced in it, too! Jake is actually a really good dancer. It wasn't a talent show, but any chance that Jake has to dance in front of people, he will take it. He just loves it, and he rocks at it. All of the girls decided to wear Saris to the show, which are the traditional "dresses" that a lot of Indian women wear. I will post a picture. Then we lined up, and we hugged each of the kids, one by one. The worst was saying goodbye to Anu. We are going to miss her so much. It was really a great experience to do this service.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lola the goat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Pearls for Purpose ladies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Anu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dad getting swarmed with kids for the toys</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My little friends</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom and Anu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our session's mural</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saying goodbye to the kids</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my mom in Rising Star's saris</td></tr>
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<br /></div>Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-25307044919785259432012-08-08T09:05:00.003-07:002012-08-08T09:28:44.523-07:00Service Day 4<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, today was another spectacular day! As always, we started out our day with breakfast and morning conclave. Our group was assigned to the colonies today, so we visited a different colony from Monday. I wasn't sick today, so I actually got to go and see everything. Even though I didn't do any actual medical stuff, I was able to help by giving out bags to the patients so they had something to carry their medicine in. My mom and my dad washed feet and removed bandages. Jake took blood pressure and glucose levels, again. It was so fun to meet and really be with the leprosy afflicted people. They are so sweet and they have good hearts. They were so thankful for everything that we did. </div>
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We finished at the leper colony really early, so we stopped at the zoo. We saw a bunch of different animals that we wouldn't see in our zoo back home. Some animals we saw were white tigers, giraffes, elephants, snakes, and hippopotamuses. The zoo was huge, so we rented out a big "golf cart" that fit about 12 people on it, which was perfect, and we drove around the whole thing. When we got back to the Rising Star campus, we had break time. During that time, some people started on the mural that each session gets to paint on a section of the wall that borders the campus. Ours is the picture of an elephant. I will post a picture tomorrow when it is all finished. Then it was play time with the kids. It was the best because we brought a game for the kids to play, and they loved it. (I will post a picture, because it's too hard to explain what they are). We spent more time with Anu, our sponsor child. We love her with all our hearts, and we wish we could just take her home with us. She is just the sweetest thing you could ever imagine! After play time, we had dinner. As always, during dinner, we said our highs and lows about the day and talked about tomorrow. Apparently, there's no school tomorrow. I'm not sure why. The government just decided to call tomorrow and Friday a holiday (a day off of school), so the kids will just play all day... except for their tutoring. Since we were in the colonies today, we are tutoring tomorrow. It will be a crazy day! <br />
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I really wish I could stay here a bit longer. I really feel like I'm starting to love all of the kids, even though I don't know all of them personally. They just come up to me and ask me my name and give me a big hug, and I just have so much love for them. I will admit, I am a bit homesick, but we still have 5 days left, so I will make the best of it. Tomorrow is our last day with the kids. It will be sad to say goodbye to all of them, especially Anu. But, that's what has to happen. <br />
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Another perfect day in India has ended.... Goodnight!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake and my dad in front of the Elephant House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me in front of the leper colony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom and dad working away</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The three nurses that we were helping at the leper colony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our sweet little friend at the colony</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids lining up for dinner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and Ashton (one of my roommates) in front <br />of the school (on the right)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The game that we gave the kids. It's a velcro pad with a ball <br />
that sticks to the velcro. You all know what these are, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The fearless woman in the snake cage<br />
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</div>Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-55933943875522727852012-08-07T09:16:00.001-07:002012-08-07T09:16:30.106-07:00Service Day 3<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Hello! I ate something yesterday that made my stomach not very happy, so I wasn't able to blog last night. I took some Nyquil and I was out like a light! Today was a great day. We started out with breakfast and conclave, as we do every morning, and then we split for the day's jobs. Today, ours was tutoring the kids at the school. Although it wasn't physically tiring, it was mentally tiring. First of all, it's summer. I'm not supposed to be using my brain for geometry in the middle of summer! Second of all, we really had to use a bunch of energy to keep these kids motivated to read and do their math. We started out reading a story and doing some worksheets with 3 kids one at a time. They read about firefighters. Then we went to the computer lab and helped 1 kid with their math on the computer. My mom learned her roman numerals because she was helping a girl who was having a hard time with them, so I guess you could say that they learned them together. She was so proud of herself. I helped a kid with his geometry; reflection, translation, and rotation of triangles on a grid. I love math, so I just had such a great time. I'm dead serious. Then we went back to the library and tutored more kids in reading. The point of that is for them to practice their english; reading and writing. When the kids had lunch, so did we. So, me and my dad and Jake walked back to the Elephant house and made some Ramen noodles. Mmmmm! After lunch, guess what? More tutoring! We tutored about 10 kids throughout the whole day. It was actually really fun. The kids that we tutored were mostly little 5, 6, or 7 year olds, so they had super high voices. Plus their Indian accents equals super cute! I loved it. </div>
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Free time is usually nap time for me, but my mom went and watched the dancers from BYU that are touring India this summer. After free time, we had play time with the kids. During that time, we spent it with our sponsor child Anu. She is such a doll! Then we had dinner back at the Elephant house. We had rice and curry (big surprise!). It is really tasty, though. After dinner we went back to the hostels and me and my dad read to our "house". A "house" is a group of either around 10 boys or girls. My dad and I are assigned to a group of boys. We read to them and try to calm them down and get them ready for bed. Sadly, tonight it didn't really work. I didn't see exactly what happened, but I heard a big thump, a bunch of boys were running into the next room, and the next thing I know, there is a little boy walking away with blood coming out of the back of his head. I still don't know what happened or what the story is behind that. </div>
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We have all been getting ready for bed, and I am starting to get sleepy. I'm still not feeling 100%, so I think I might take another Nyquil tonight. Goodnight/Good Morning! :) </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our sponsor child, Anu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The School</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Outside the Elephant House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the Elephant House</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my dad in front of the school</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me and my Dad with Anu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mom and my dad with Anu</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our family with Anu, and another little friend</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me pushing Anu on the swingset</td></tr>
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</div>Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-58061167138273812462012-08-06T09:44:00.002-07:002012-08-06T09:44:48.176-07:00Service Day 2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Our official blogger ate something she shouldn't have last night and she has been paying for it all day. Therefore, mom gets to blog tonight. We started out this morning being divided up into two groups (Scorpions and Cobras). Our family is in the Cobra group and we were assigned to work in the colonies today. Tomorrow we will be in the school tutoring the kids. The colony was heart wrenching. If a member of a family contacts leprosy either their family or their community kicks them out and they must move to a colony. Sometimes the family moves with them and they all must go. You never want to refer to them as lepers but rather being leprosy afflicted. We had about an hour wait for the other medical van which brought the doctor and nurses so we just walked around and greeted the people. Most were glad to see us and most of them loved having their photos taken. Most had missing fingers and toes and many had large open wounds that needed to be cleaned. We met one family where the grandfather who was leprosy afflicted told us that his grandson had been having some heart pains and they kept him home from school to see the doctor. His mother was there and she was in tears as was the little boy. There was no question how much she loved her boy and how worried she was about him. He did get to see the doctor and we are anxious to find out what she had to say.<br />
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Jake was the superstar today. He took blood pressures and glucose sticks with everyone who came in. He was by far the busiest one of all of us. He was loving it. Rick and I and Dianna Anderson (yes, Dave & Carolyn, the same Dianna Anderson in your ward) were on washing and oiling duty. They would come and sit down and Rick and Dianna would wash their feet with antiseptic and water, put a bootie on them to keep their foot clean, and then they would move to the next station for oil. I poured oil on their leg and massaged it in. Several looked at me and put their hands to their hearts and smiled. Who doesn't love a good foot massage! They then moved on to the nurse who cut out skin and other icky things (maggotts, etc.) that get in the wounds and bandaged them up. It was an amazing experience. The volunteer director that went with us has such a good repore with these people. She loves them so much and they love her back.<br />
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When we got back, we went over to the school to play with the kids. They have created a dance group that is amazing. These kids were good! They work hard during their day and it is the only real outlet for the older ones to have some fun. After dinner, we went back over to the dorms and we were assigned a group to visit with. We try to calm them down by reading with or to them or play a quiet game. They are crawling all over us, holding our hands, rubbing our faces, laying their heads against our shoulders. We feel loved. Rick and I are the oldest ones there and many of them refer to us as grandma and grandpa. I look into those little brown faces and my heart just wants to burst. We get to spend more time with them tomorrow.<br />
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It was a happy day....<br />
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<br /></div>Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-86264764100359668242012-08-05T09:32:00.001-07:002012-08-05T09:32:15.792-07:00Chennai/Service Day 1<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today was a pretty busy day. We woke up pretty late and had breakfast. The hotel did have western food for breakfast, but I mostly ate the Indian food. Then, we got on a bus and we headed off to the Elephant house. The Elephant house gets power outages all the time. We have gotten three today. They don't last very long, though. The bus was tiny, and there were only 3 other volunteers with us on the bus; one girl from Hawaii, and a mother and son from Colorado. We traveled south for about 2 hours, with the exception of a stop to the Indian grocery store to buy some snacks and juice for breakfast. The other 7 volunteers met up with us later because they got up and went to church. Rising Star Outreach isn't run by the LDS church, but the owner is a church member, so most of the volunteers are LDS. The campus is small; the Elephant house (where we are staying), the school, the building where the kids sleep, and some small play areas/fields for the kids. We had orientation and we met with the kids today. They are the sweetest kids ever! Right when we walked into their play area, they all ran to us and hovered around us. They were hanging on us and saying our names (we had name tags on), and telling us about them. They kept calling my mom and dad grandma and grandpa even thought they told the kids that they were only 30. It was so funny to see them climb all over my dad's lap during the movie. We got to watch to movies, both is Tamil, their native tongue. They were really... interesting. The first movie was extremely violent, so they had to keep on covering the screen at the bloody scenes. The second movie didn't have english subtitles, so we had absolutely no idea what was going on. Even Jake had kids hanging on him, and he was carrying them around on his shoulders. Sadly, I met so many kids, I forgot each name after about 5 seconds. It was so fun to meet these kids and see all of their different personalities. They were all so excited to see us. They all wanted a piece of us. It was such an amazing thing to see all of these kids with so little, yet they are so happy. And that is the same with the volunteer coordinators here, too. They are just balls of energy and happiness, and they serve all summer. Being here really does redefine the term "service with a smile". We barely even served anyone today, but yet, we did. Just playing with the kids, and sitting down with them at dinner was a service to them. They love everything that we do. <br />
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Tomorrow, we go to the colonies. At first I was really nervous, but I talked to one of the teachers for the kids, and she said that you will feel so much love and compassion for these people that it will just come out when you see them. So, we will see what happens. <br />
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Sadly, I don't have any pictures for this post today, but there will be some tomorrow. It is so weird to think that it is only noon on Sunday there, but it is 10:00 on Sunday night here. There is an 10 1/2 hour difference from here to Minnesota. So, it's almost flipped upside down. Luckily, we are pretty used to it. The other volunteers are suffering from some serious jet lag since they just got to India last night. We have been here for a few days, so we are in better shape then most of the volunteers here. I am exhausted, so I will blog more tomorrow. Goodnight!</div>
Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-25131899009196528312012-08-04T22:47:00.002-07:002012-08-05T08:50:14.535-07:00Mumbai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Mumbai was quite an experience! We were constantly on the move from one place to the next. Although, we did have some "bumps in the road". When we were leaving the hotel, we were expecting a driver and a tour guide to go with us to tell us about all the sites that we would be seeing. Unfortunately, our tour guide was unavailable, so we had a driver who didn't speak any english! He spoke little words here and there to try to tell us what we were seeing, but a tour guide would have been much easier to understand. It was really tough, that is, until my mom had the brilliant idea of buying an India travel book when our driver took us to the famous Taj Hotel. That is where we had lunch, too. Lunch has a very interesting story, as well. As we were waiting for our food to be served, there was a table about 5 feet away from ours with 2 Indian women and 2 Indian men, and they kept staring at and whispering about me. I was a little shaken, because I had no idea why they kept looking at me. And then one of the women walked over to me and asked "Photo?". Um, what? It was a shock, but I agreed. After they took a picture with me, they kept on looking and smiling at me. I still have no idea why they wanted a picture, but I guess I should be flattered; I'm not sure though. After lunch, our driver took us around to the different sites in Mumbai. We even asked him if he knew where a Mormon church was, and he said "Mormon church? Yes." So, he took us to a Mormon church. Too bad it had a cross on it, so obviously he had no idea what we were talking about. I was a little afraid of that. And our last stop was to a random building that sounded like he called "Money Bone". We had no idea what he was talking about, so he called his boss, who spoke English, to explain to us that this building was where Gandhi lived. It was super unexpected, but it was a treat to see it. That was our last stop before we headed to the airport to fly to Chennai. Something you should know when traveling internationally is how to sleep sitting up. We got to the airport with 2 hours until boarding, so we all slept in our chairs at the gate, and on the airplane. <br />
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We are now at the Marriott in Chennai. We got in at about 10:00 last night. We are going to leave with Rising Star to go to the leper colony in about 30 minutes. I believe it's about 2 hours south from where we are, so today will be interesting! I'm not sure what to expect, but we will see, I guess. Here we go!</div>
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Madie Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11832350168338728872noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3103101613394013540.post-80162028606005540602012-08-03T13:28:00.000-07:002012-08-05T08:46:28.368-07:00Amsterdam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On our way to India, we had a 24 hour layover in Amsterdam. We had a great time riding a boat through the channels that run through the city, roaming in to little shops, going to the Anne Frank house, and just going with the flow. Our hotel was perfectly centered right in the middle of the city, so we walked everywhere. The first thing we did was ride a boat through the channels that ran through the city. The boat was a guided tour where we learned about the history of Amsterdam and got to see a lot of house boats, and beautiful buildings. After the tour boat ride, we exchanged a few dollars for some euros to buy some ice cream (to keep us awake), and to tip the street dancers that were performing in the plaza a few blocks from our hotel. Apparently our tip was generous, because the guy we tipped kept on walking around with the euro we gave him on his forehead. We then continued on to the Anne Frank house. It was quite a walk, but it was definitely worth it. Then we went to dinner and walked back to the hotel. We are all exhausted because our night in Amsterdam was a rough one. We were all awake and asleep at different times. I personally was out by 9:00, and then I woke up at 12:00 and fell back asleep an hour later, and so on. Even with our friend, Melatonin, it was a tough night for all of us.<br />
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We are now currently in Mumbai, India. After a long 9 hour flight, we are exhausted! Me and my mom are in one room, and Jake and my dad are in another. The beds are as hard as rocks, but we will make do. It is 1:45 a.m. here, so I need to try to fall asleep. I took 2 melatonin about 45 minutes ago, so I'm sure I will be able to fall asleep soon... hopefully. More posts to come about our adventures in Mumbai! Goodnight!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">On our way to Amsterdam</td></tr>
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