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Jan

2009

I had an amazing time in India..

INDIA was a really remarkable place, and I was fortunate to meet some beautiful people and be part of some great work. I really owe a huge thanks to Doulat my rickshaw driver in Udaipur - he joined "Guerrilla Aid" with gusto and helped me have an amazing time...

A few things I found to do while in India...

Volunteered for two days distributing medicine to remote villages near the Pakistani border.

Volunteered with an NGO to take school supplies to children involved with child labor. They are now providing 2 hours a day of basic education - the best that can be done at the moment.

I challenged my rickshaw driver to a day of Guerrilla Aid and gave him $100 to do it. He decided to use the money to pay for the cremation of 3 homeless bodies (Hindu custom - and one of my stranger days).

Spent a day volunteering at a local school teaching basic english conversation.

On Martin Luther King National Day of Service (Obama), I went back to the same school with all the school supplies they had told me the children needed for the rest of the year.

The best Rickshaw driver in Udaipur (and his wife makes a pretty amazing vegetarian meal)... Doulat Kalra +91 941 423 3268

A phenomenal NGO working in India:

TRIMURTI SHIKSHA PRASAR SAMITI (TSPS)

L-113, Sec-9 Saveena

Udaipur, Rajasthan

INDIA

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A great school to visit and volunteer at:

GOVERNMENT UPPAR PRIMARRY SCHOOL

Hawaala Kalaa

Panchaayat Sammiti - Badgaon, Teh. Girvaa

Disst. - Udaipur - 313001

Rajasthan, India

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Jan

2009

I WAS SPOONED BY A GOAT HERDER (at least his fragrance was that of a goat herder)...

...and other delightful experiences from my 36 hour overnight bus/train/taxi extravaganza getting from Rajasthan back to Delhi, but the bus was my least favorite part...

THINGS I LEARNED

1. Stepping in cow crap before getting on a night bus is not good luck like your rickshaw driver says it is.

2. If the only way to see the Taj Mahal before your flight to Nepal is to take a night bus - remember that they have a Taj Mahal in Vegas or Epcot and that it's basically the same thing.

3. Gorging on spicy food before a night bus isn't a wise idea.

4. Take ear plugs and air freshener on a night bus.

5. If you think you smell bad, it's not always a lucky break to have someone curl up next to you that smells worse.

6. The extra 12 dollars saved by riding a night bus isn't worth it.

7. Night buses can break down too.

8. Take empty bottles to pee in when riding a night bus

9. If you don't have an empty bottle and kind of pee yourself a little on a night bus next to a local spooning you, moist towelettes would be more handy than a wool sweater.

10. Three people CAN fit into a one person sleeper on a bus.

11. While on a night bus, wear a shower cap or snug baseball cap to prevent getting lice (and Nix is hard to find in Agra)

12. If you think a night bus will be a new adventure - so is parachuting naked into Kabul - and I wouldn't recommend either.

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Jan

2009

My inauguration experience in Jaisalmer, India

After a 13 hour overnight bus ride from hell (see below) I made it to Jaisalmer in time to find a room with satellite TV, put on my Obama shirt, and celebrate with you all in America

Congratulations Mr. President, and yes, we are one...

JAISALMER - Yes, this place is real...

THE BUS RIDE FROM HELL

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Jan

2009

Martin Luther King INTERNATIONAL Day of Service

If I can't be in America for National Service Day, well, I'll just have to make it INTERNATIONAL Service Day!

After speaking with the teachers at a very poor school, I purchased everything they said the children needed and went back on Martin Luther King Service Day to deliver the supplies... Once again, Doulat (the best rickshaw driver in India) was instrumental in our success...

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Jan

2009

Medical Aid with an amazing NGO from Udaipur

I spent the day with TSPS again, but this time we went even further away to deliver medical supplies. I am more humbled by this group each time I'm with them, and couldn't be more proud of the work they do...

They drive to a remote area, get on a loud speaker, and announce they have a doctor and medicine... about 10-15 minutes later, people start walking in for help... Absolutely amazing - these are the kind of groups that command my utmost respect.

TRIMURTI SHIKSHA PRASAR SAMITI (TSPS)

L-113, Sec-9

Saveena, Udaipur

Rajasthan, INDIA

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Ph. 0294-2482645

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