India update

A quick update.

We visited Rathanbore Tiger sanctuary yesterday and within minutes of entering the park a female was sighted and we managed to close on her and have a ringside view of her for the next forty minutes. It is very rare, according to the guides for a tiger to be seen on a first visit. This town is so different from the rural area we operate in. There are many up market hotels and even Helipads for the well heeled visitor.

My trip has delivered two outcomes that I really wanted; the Taj Mahal and sighting a Tiger in the wild.

Over the next four days before I fly out I hope my other outcome, being of value to the local community will be fulfilled.

We are a little stressed about being able to complete the classroom we have started in by the time we go home. Given that most of the Teachers are of little support we can only hope that the children will get something out of our efforts.

As it has been since landing in Delhi, the amazing array of sights that we encounter is so hard to explain. From sheer beauty to abject squalor and chaos our senses are overwhelmed and stimulated at the same time.

Idex have a program in Himachal that some of the local team here come from and it provides a complete contrast being at the base of the Himalayas. Green versus brown?

More later when we have internet access.