So since I last posted I've seen the Taj Mahal and it is absolutely breathtaking! It is honestly so much better when you see it in real life than you can ever imagine from photographs as in real life you can see all of the tiny little details and carvings that are absolutely everywhere and all of the grounds around it aswell. I was worried that it might have been a bit of a let down since I was so excited to go but it was definitely amazing! The only thing was that it was 49 degrees so we were wrecked by the end of it!
Anyway since then I've arrived in Bangalore with my team of 10. Everybody was sad that we were splitting into 3 groups but that said, our Bangalore group is realllly good, clearly the best one! :P We're awesome. So since getting here we've visited a private school and a disability centre and have also had an evening reception with some teachers from England on a scheme called the Leader's Quest, not to mention a market hunt! So we've been really busy and still havng an amazing time. I particularly enjoyed the school and found the headmistress an inspiration as she has started the school from scratch and has not given in to any of the pressures of corruption - something which is very difficult in India when bribes are the done thing and corruption is rife!
Well I'm looking forward to tonight as I'm going to meet my host family in the next few hours, though a little nervous too!
Oh I forgot to mention that the other day that in Delhi I was in my first 'semi-monsoon' with winds so strong that the hotel staff had to hold the lobby doors closed and we couldn't even go outside! At least here in Bangalore it's around 29 dgrees and we actually have a breeze, it's so good!
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