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San Juan Nutrition Project, Philippines
My first week has flown by; I am not sure where the time has gone! I have slowly settled in as everyone here is very friendly. My project coordinators, Ester and Odessa have been so helpful. I am a nutrition volunteer here in Tacloban City. To get to the feeding center which is near the town of Santa Fe, the main mode of transport involves taking a jeepney (usually you are …
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Headed North Pt. 3 - One Order of Endless Daal and Chapati with a Side of High-Speed Car Chase, Please! - Agra, Delhi
We departed Jaipur the next day, headed to Agra for our final stop in the Golden Triangle (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur) before heading north to Amritsar, Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj. As you may remember, we had ended up taking a taxi to Agra from Jaipur, arrived there around 8am and headed straight into the Taj Mahal. Agra, the city where the Taj is located, isn't a very pleasant or a …
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Wales Weekend!
Last weekend the Social Program took a trip to Wales! I did not know much about Wales so I was excited excited to explore the new and unfamiliar country. The weekend started Saturday morning. A coach picked us up at Roehampton and drove us three hours to our first stop. Along the way we crossed the Severn River which forms the border between England and Wales. On our first stop …
