The following post features student writing. Today was our last full day as a group—a very bittersweet feeling! We were lucky to have a day without any rain! The morning began with a four and a half hour bus ride from Delhi to Agra complete…
The following post features student writing. Namaste! Yesterday afternoon, we got to go shopping at Delhi’s biggest mall, Select Citywalk. We shopped for about two and a half hours. Afterwards, we went to go see a Bollywood movie around 7 p.m. called Munna Michael. The…
The following post features student writing. After leaving Jodhpur, we took another bus ride to Jaisalmer, a.k.a. the Golden City. Our group spent the night in a very nice hotel, complete with air conditioning. Even though it was very hot the next day, we still climbed…
The following post features student writing. The following morning after our final goodbyes, the group finished packing and headed out on the final chapter of our trip. Our next stop was Jodhpur, named the Blue City for its blue houses that stretch across the landscape….
The following post features student writing. Our time in Kotri has come to an end. All the goodbyes have been said, all the tears have been shed, and all is packed and ready for the final chapter of our trip. Our time in Kotri…
Wednesday marked our last day at the school. We wrapped up our time in the classrooms with student presentations, showing off the English that they learned. Each class, led by Putney teachers, presented something to the entire school. Some students sang songs while others had…
The following post features student writing. Greetings from India, A few days have passed since the last blog post, but fret not because our days have been jam packed with fun activities. Two days ago we had some guests come. More specifically Caroline’s host family…
The following post features student writing. Namaste! After a wonderful excursion in Udaipur, the group came back to Kotri to make progress on the chabutra and continue work with our students! Over the last two days we have worked through rain and shine on the…
Khamma Ghani Everyone! Our day started with an invitation from the Royal family and our host in Kotri to visit the Udaipur palace. We all had an amazing showing of the Palace, its glorious history, and a great boat ride around the other two island…
On Monday, Ganesh, a writer from a local newspaper, visited the Putney community service project site. Our work on the chabutra and at the school will be featured in an article by the Danik Bhaskar newspaper. We will let you know when it is printed!…