For two weeks we are now already in India and it is us incredibly well. Our first week we spent in Coimbatore in KKID the seat of Charles bucket Foundation in India. On Monday, we arrived finally in Mangalore at Maithri Trust.
first Journey to Coimbatore
Our trip to India was exhausting. After a tearful farewell in Frankfurt, we flew to Mumbai. Next to us sat a nice Indian who has confronted us with some Indian habits of noisy lunches to questions like 'When will you marry?'. In case of strong turbulence shortly before landing, we were a little nervous, but we are lucky to have survived. ;)
Arrived in Mumbai, we changed some money first (to a worst possible exchange rate). Then we tried to come to drink something because it was very stuffy and hot. So we parked our stuff in a waiting room and some were waiting for us. We left the airport for us to buy something to drink outside. After refreshment we were trying to go back to the airport, where our friends and our bags were waiting for us. But a conscientious security guard stopped us. After much explanation and discussion, we were able to convince him to finally leave us in exceptional cases, to the airport. Because our flight to Coimbatore went from National Airport, we had to hurry, not to miss the shuttle bus.
arrived at National Airport, we made ourselves "comfortable" and some of us slept, as it was only 2 clock in the morning. Our next flight was UM10 Clock. But some stayed awake and went to 9:30 very erschöft the flight south. They were lucky because they got very little with the departure of the turbulence or rough landing in Coimbatore.
to the baggage supervisor was waiting for our Indian Matlathi on us and helped us bring this-despite the weight limit, very heavy luggage to the bus.
2.The first days in KKID
After a hair-raising ride through Indian roads we finally arrived at the KKID and fell exhausted into our beds once. After we had slept through the afternoon tea, we had a first meeting with our "Magic Malathi. In our first night in an Indian bed we slept under this long travel particularly well.
had the next morning some of the 14 volunteers, their problems with the Indian breakfast, which is unfortunately entirely of savouries. Then we took our Malathi on a public bus in the city of Coimbatore. Although the bus was packed, everyone will get a seat, which certainly was not all pleasant. Once in Coimbatore, we were initially overwhelmed by the noise level, a mixture of thousands of smells and crowds.
We then visited a school. After a first "audience" with the Director, the absolutely his uninvited guests a few wanted to offer biscuits and tea, we went to a school class. We talked with some students, sang a song and got himself a "Prayer Song" sung. Finally, we played for half an eternity with the children in the playground and were finally loudly accompanied by bicycles and on foot on our way back.
Now came the part that we had all enjoyed for months we went shopping! ;) For an hour we have a large part of the sellers of the sequestrated department stores, until finally (almost) all found the Salwar has his dreams.
happy and satisfied we went back to KKID and although we were all very tired, we went to bed too late because we exchanged our feelings and the experiences of that eventful day. Accordingly, the next day we were all a little tired in the morning Yoga. That changed quickly as the day we went to Isha Yoga Center. There we had a leadership that was interesting for the unbelievers among us.
We also visited this week were still a rural health center, with an Indian family as guests, drove to a village and visited a nursery school in the country. Finally, we learned
our mentors know and exchanged friendship bracelets. The next day we learned some details about the projects and our tasks for the next seven months. We also had fun making some group games.
On the last night we had a Cultural Evening, to which all employees of the KKID and their families were invited. We performed once before the program that we had learned in our preparation day at the circus Waldoni. We also sang the "Bridge Builder" song and performed a Bollywood dance. Our mentors had prepared some program points, so it was a wonderful evening and a nice end of our days together in KKID.
3.The trip to Mangalore
Monday was our last day in KKID now begun. Most of us had packed on Sunday evening and ended at 14:30 clock Malathi than the seminar with a heartfelt acceptance speech, the second farewell began within a week. We volunteers are needed to pass each other and knew that the next 7 weeks we would not see. In recent weeks we have grown into a large family in which we care for each other much.
clock we went to 18, with Fabian, Janik, Sarah and Saadet together after the Coimbatore railway station. There went the Karwar-boys in the same way we train to Mangalore. The train arrived a little late, but he came and we were very glad when we Premal and Pushpa sat in our compartment, and had managed to get our luggage into the train. In the train a lot of people were crowded together.
Initially we tried rumzubekommen our time by eating and a bit of reading. Then we set up our beds and fell asleep soon. Even if we were a bit worried because we had seen some small Karkerlaken, we were fast asleep. To 5 clock in the morning we reached the station in Mangalore. We said goodbye to the guys who continue to Karwar were run mussten.und of Ganesh, the caretaker and driver of Maithri picked up and enjoyed for the first time in India a very sensible driving style. (What's so much that no one in fifth gear at 30 stops on a road dotted with potholes.)
In Maithri arrived in Deralakatte, we were shown our room and we packed ever in a bit, laid down together and slept a lot. We were woken up for breakfast, lunch and teatime. Afternoon, we hung our pictures and decorated our room hard.
4th Arrived in Mangalore
In the coming days, we were most Employees of Maithri Trust presented and learned all know a little bit closer, because during the "window period" of 15 days sleep every night, two women in our office.
On Thursday we were with Vandana in Mangalore, with the help of Lydia (the mentor of last year) the Police to make registration. Unfortunately, this took a little bit in the length (like everything here in India). When everything was settled, we went to eat a snack and headed back to Maithri to be present at the Staff Meeting. In this we were introduced to all present employees and were given the first official meeting on Kannada.
Kannada is the local official language in Karnataka. In this region each has their own caste or language is the mother tongue of most people. We have already bought books and Feli is busy here, our room to pave with words in Kannada, while Leah washes the clothes on the bathroom floor. On Saturday
Pushpa has taken us to a Ganesh temple tour in honor of the elephant God. We are pulled from temple to temple around us to pick up gifts and holy water over us to tilt the head. It must be the so imagine that you stand in a queue and pushed a bag of bananas, half a coconut and citrus fruits in the hand will receive after you have stretched out his hand to a man who is mostly upper body and his free has enveloped the abdomen with a white cloth. In his hand is then given a bit of a holy water, drink the Indians and the rest tilt of his head. We have given up drinking, because we would rather drink filtered water.
between we have the bank manager of Maithri paid a visit and then wanted to take the bus to Vanita (Maithri a staff member) in order to look at another temple. But then Leah made a great birdie on the head and arm. The result was extreme nausea on the part of Leah's and a quick change of plan on the part Pushpas. We are then with the rickshaw and went to Vanita Leah has washed there and changed the top. Then we went into the temple and have even seen some of dance performances. One was particularly impressive because the girl has presented a traditional dance that was matched to the lyrics of the song.
The next morning we had to get up at 5 clock to make us for a wedding in the far south Karnataka ready. At half past 7 were the passengers of Maithri to take us to 5 hours to the wedding. The journey was very long and the roads (because of the long monsoon season) in a bad state. When we finally arrived, we were led into a room, sat in the couple. Only later we learned that we had missed the wedding ceremony already. So we congratulated the couple and made for all by giving them rice trickle over the head were. Later one of our other guests of Maithri pointed out that one should not make the younger than the bride. With this faux pas, we were a bit confused.
We were then taken to dinner and ate delicious vegetarian dishes and delicious Tandoori Chicken. Then we were still personally presented to the groom and the bride and met the grandmother of the groom. The mother of the groom is an associate at Maithri. After an hour we left the wedding again, to make us the long way home. When we were finally at 6 clock in our room, which was felt very exhausted. Nevertheless, we were glad our first wedding to some extent brought upon the stage. For in January is one of the Maithri women will marry and at least at their wedding, we do everything right. :)
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