Today is Friday the 8th, and I am finally getting over my jet leg! I have been sleeping very soundly and have been dreaming as well. My body has a different zing to it in India, I can not put my finger on what it is but I can definitely tell I have changed both physically and mentally. We have been done with our project planning since Tuesday and the rest is out of our hands. We have been waiting on multiple people to assist us in copying, layouts and translation. It is a very long process but this is a grand taste of what the planning process consists of. The many ups and downs of the process have occurred in not only a few of our stages but all. I know can see, first hand, how projects do not get implemented and processed in short weeks. They could take months to research, plan implement and evaluate. I am getting very frustrated but am going to keep a cool mind and go with the flow.
The days have been increasingly been getting more and more tiring or simply boring, at the hospital that is. I feel most of the time we are sitting around waiting for someone or something. I would like to think that if we can not implement our project that someone will take it upon themselves to implement it. I keep wondering what difference I am making. How am I creating a better life/health for others? I am very pleased to announce that we will be creating/offering a garden to the leper colony sometime before we leave. I believe this will allow us to provide a long lasting impression on the colony. Not only giving them light and happiness but simply an offering of kindness letting them know we care. I will be invigorated while planting a garden for the lepers.
We sought out those who could assist us in our quest for knowledge today! I feel like a goddess here. If we want something we will receive it in minimal time. (well if it is not @ the royal court restaurant) I feel that the service and attention given to us in India is nonexistent in Iowa. I feel that we are given and provided services that are out of this world. Our meals/break times are served to us with respect and politeness. I am very appreciative of all who are providing us with respect and service. I love the kindness offered by all whom I encounter here. Except for the man who felt it was an obligation to follow us around tonight while we shopped. Our group was numbered at 8 and he seemed it was his duty to ask each of us our names etc. I felt he was rude and intrusive and we finally asked him to stop following us. He simply went on his way after. I was very glad he did not follow us back to our hotel. None the less we ate dinner at the Plaza Hotel and it was simply scrumptious. I ordered fish and a KingFisher and it was the best meal, yet! Very happy I do not feel sick and feel the most content since I have arrived in India. We will be relaxing the rest of the night while viewing a little television. Today was eventful and very thrilling as it progressed. I am looking forward to tomorrow in which we will determine the extent in which our project can go. Today was a short blog, in which I have so much more to say but am very tired. Tomorrow I will elaborate!
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