Leaders: Darrell and Nysa
The day began with a generous amount of dosa and chutney
accompanied by laughs at having too much food and the chutney being too spicy.
When we arrived at Krishna’s house, we circled up and played a game of Kitty Wants
a Corner. Then with the guidance of Susan, the group learned sun salutations
and stretches. Afterwards, we journaled, guided by the prompt: “I wish they
knew…” to think about what we have experienced, and what we would want people
back at home, meaning America, to know about India. So ask a person from the
trip to tell you what they wrote because we are sure it was very interesting
and significant.
Then, we went to the fields to get
our hands a little dirty. The group helped Krishna’s dad pick the orange
cucumber-like vegetables and put them into piles and bags. To make this activity
more fun and to forget about how much we were sweating we tossed the vegetables
to each other. At the school worksite we split up into two groups; one group
leveled out the dirt in the stage platform while the other group sanded and
painted the kindergarten walls. At halftime the group gathered to enjoy Hide
and Seek cookies and a mango drink.
For lunch, we were invited to one
of the homestay houses, where we were served generous amounts of rice with
chicken curry on banana leaves.
