After our camel trek adventure, our last day in Jaiselmer was spent with Karan Singh, the nephew of the King of Jaiselmer. He kindly showed us around the streets of Jaiselmer, and we visited the city inside the Fort, where we had audio guides at…
We had a bittersweet end of our time at Kotri Raola. After completing all of the work that we began at our construction site (and taking many photos!), last night we had our official farewell ceremony. The girls invited all the village friends they’ve made…
The following post features student writing. On Saturday (July 16), after eating our breakfast we headed off to visit the all-girls school in Nadol that we had been at a couple days prior — some of us in a bumpy rickshaw, and others in the Jeep….
Much has happened over the past few days since we’ve returned from Udaipur. We’ve continued our hard work at the construction site, and yesterday we put on a coat of primer on the chabutra, beginning our process of decorating the structure with different colors and…
The following post features student writing. The morning of the 11th started normally with our routine breakfast of corn flakes, bananas, toast with jam or honey, and an omelet. By 8, however, we were sitting on an air-conditioned bus headed to Udaipur! Personally, I enjoyed…
Our first day back from Udaipur was packed and also, at times, challenging. In the morning, we headed off to two schools: one, a government-run all-girls school, and the second, a private, co-ed school. While it was slightly uncomfortable for the girls to stand up…
We finally finished our chabutra! After many days of working with cement and rocks to build a solid structure around a tree in the temple, the construction project is finally complete! Two local laborers, Larry and Mukhesh, were a blast to work with. We plan…
The following post features student writing. After a busy first few days in the village, we are finally developing a routine! Every morning we take a thirty minute walk to our worksite, a temple with the best breeze around. The first few days, while we…
After our arrival in Rajasthan a couple of days ago, we’ve had plenty of time to settle into Kotri Raola. We’ve all settled into a great schedule that includes visiting our construction site, where the girls are painting the fence surrounding a local temple located…
The following post features student writing. At the end of our second day we took a train from Delhi to Falna. The train station was very, very busy! There were hundreds of people crowded around us. It was difficult to navigate our way through with our…