Thursday, January 15, 2009
Meagan
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Kelly and Justine
Sarah H
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Scott and Pictures
Ben and Carly having fun driving in Kuppam
We were greeted traditionally when we arrived in Kuppam.
Laura
Monday, January 12, 2009
Janelle
The Hierarchy of Slippers according to Sarah K and Bridget
We feel it necessary to note that everyone was incredibly welcoming of us in our clinical experiences and we couldn't be more thankful for their generosity in allowing us to accompany them in their practices.
katie s
hey i know they are all faded by now, but i realized no one had yet told you all about our lovely henna tattoos that will appear in a lot of our pictures!
a few nights ago now, we went to a contest of "ragoli" (i'm not sure if that is spelled right, but that is how i think it sounds!) murals, where the students got into groups of 4 or 5 and each filled a few feet of marble floor in the main hall with a mural. the murals were scketched out in chalk and then filled in with all kinds of colorful materials like colored sand or salt or dried flowers...some even lit candles to finish them off! they were beautiful, and some were slogans against pollution or terrorism. the students here are wonderful artists!
not only can they do gorgeous floor art, but a few of them (more and more volunteered as the night went on) did henna art on our hands and arms, which was BEAUTIFUL! we had to leave a thick layer of henna paint on our designs for two hours, and when we peeled it off, it left the classic orange stain in traditional designs! thanks, india!
Friday, January 9, 2009
Val and Tara
Today was an amazing day and we learned SO much! We really appreciate the Indian education system where we are allowed to learn hands on. The Dr.'s are so eager to teach us and we couldn't ask for more!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Meagan
Scott
1. An reeeeeally long day to see Mysore palace and surrounding sights where we were squished through enterances and without a doubt saw more people that day than we would see in a month in La Crosse. Sometimes we wondered if we were the attaction or the palaces and temples.
2. 19 women without ANY drama. Amazing I know. (knock on wood please)
3. The constant rescheduling of our schedule.
4. How things will be starting in 5 to 10 minutes (see previous entry)
5. After we arrived in Kuppam we had lunch and them went on a tour of the medical college facilities. The very first thing we went to was the disection lab where there was a half disected cadaver with no arms. No one even blinked. At least until they saw the bucket of formaldehyde with a couple of faces in it. Ha!!! Still no fainting or anything. I was seriously impressed. (from the other side of the room. :)
6. The communication barrier and no one really understanding the level of education that they have.
Those are probably the most impressive things that everyone on the trip has worked with so far. I am sure there will be more and I am sure the students will be just as graceful as they have up until now.
Just to let everyone know, we will be in Kuppam until the 13 or 14th so we will not be blogging as much as when we where in Bangalore. So if you dont hear from us for a couple of days please dont worry. Like I always tell my mom, no news is good news.
Tara
Today we all got to play a village game with the girl students here. We were expecting a hop scotch type game but it was more of football with out a ball. Soo attacking each other ha ha but with rules and strategy. It was a ton of fun and a great way to just be active.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Tara
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Sarah K
We were walking up view a temple on Jan 2, and all the sudden I saw a monkey run up to an Indian woman. This was our first monkey sighting of the trip, which was rather exciting, but I really wondered what, exactly, he was doing. He seemed rather cute and innocent, but you never know. Then, he jumped up on to her legs, STOLE A BANANA, ran off, climbed to the top of a stone wall, very carefully peeled it, and ate the banana. Stereotypical monkey behavior, and very amusing to witness! :)
Meagan
1.) Jet lag
2.) "eastern toilets," aka... holes in the ground.
All the sites and smells here are invigorating. Being a tourist here is very exciting but I'm very anxious to go to Kuppam and really interact with the Indian people. I can't wait to ask them about Hinduism, which is still a giant mystery to me!!!
Karlie
Val, Natalie, and Ben :D
Val's secretary like agenda :)
On Friday, January 2 we had a very adventurous day. We stopped at many places. Just for everyone on the trip to record where we all stopped, I will just list where we all went:
1st stop: Tipu Sultans Summer Palace
2nd stop: A yellow Mosque-encountered our first begger
3rd stop: we drove past where Tipu Sultan’s body was found and a grave site was seen
4th stop: we drove by the ruins of Main Winter Palace of Tipu Sultan
5th stop: Sri Ranganathe Swaney Temple-where we encountered many more beggers
6th stop: We stopped at a silk emporium where we could shop for souvenirs and we were bombarded to buy things.
7th stop: Mysore Palace in Lakshmi Villa-GORGEOUS!
8th stop: A temple in the village of Chamadee Hills
9th stop: Brindavan Garden- where we saw lit fountains.
Tara
Kelly, Laura, Justine
Friday, January 2, 2009
Meagan
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Tara W
Tara
Bridget & Kate S.
Karlie
Some pics from Scott
Notice where everyone in the background is looking
The Karnataka State parliament Building were we attracted a croud
Happy New Years
I just thought I would add some pictures for everyone before we are off to Mysore for the day.
Meagan A.
Then yes, we did go to two different shopping centers where we were all significantly gawked at. I thought it was awesome how space efficient the mall was, it contained six levels and escalators. Food was definitely a challenge, I found it so intimidating ordering food that I really don't know what it's called of the practice of even picking it up. Do I stand at the counter and wait? Should I take a seat? What do I say? How do I convert ruppee? What has dairy or fresh vegetables. I was soooooo tempted to eat at the "subway" or "baskin robins," but not knowing what was in it, I thought it might be a bit too risky.
At the end of the day we were all dealing with the side effects of some serious jet lag. Glazed eyes of tired travelers showed up for dinner which was immediately followed by bed.
All in all, yes, today was a bit overwhelming but the saving grace is the people are so nice here. The PES institute is very accommodating and wants us so badly to have a great experience. I really appreciate their hospitality.
Today we are headed to Mysor (sp?) Palace!!! Can't WAIT!