Last December, I received an email from Dr. G. Poyya Moli, a professor at Pondicherry University who has been intrumental in developing a new M.Sc. program in Sustainable Development -- a rariity in India as well as in the U.S.  Ethan, and I went to visit Poyya at his home before the students arrived in January and after many emails, organized a full day meeting on Campus Sustainability yesterday, where students from Living Routes and the M.Sc. program offered presentations, met in working groups and shared many good ideas with each other. Topics ranged from student-run organic farms to biomimicry in building.

It was a wonderful opportunity to see a local university campus (which was HUGE! - almost 800 acres) and get to know students and faculty who are trying to make their campus more sustainable.  After the event, everyone ate pizza on the beach and continued sharing and getting to know each other.  We hope to have further opportunities to get together later in the semester.