Well I have got back to
Bangalore safe and sound!
Saturday was a very early start at work, we then went to pick up other
volunteers and we were off on a little outing for the day! We visited a
BOSCO centre around 100kms from the city. This centre houses 150 boys
aged between 7-18 years old. The majority of these boys have been
addicted to some kind of drugs. So they use this centre in the middle of
nowhere to re-educate the boys through rehab and education. It is the
most amazing thing you have ever seen. We were taken to a room and
debated the future of how Dream a Dream and BOSCO and work together in
the future. Then some bright spark decided it would be a good idea to go
trekking up the nearby mountain!
Wednesday was another early start and Divya and I were off on another
day trip to Annanya, which is a residential place for street children,
which is around 1 hour from the city. We were given a guided tour, the
pictures say it all, the mats the girls sleep on, the floor the boys
sleep on, the hose pipe is the shower, the blue tents were the class
rooms, and these children were all very happy!
Friday was a little normal really, morning meeting at work then we were all off out as it was Clives last night in
Bangalore.
So after much debating we decided to return to Tiaka where I went for
my birthday, but the best bit was you pay 500rps about £6 and you can
drink as much as you like! Not a good move to let 6 English people in!
And we did drink! That brings me to today! This morning Lizzie and I
attended a workshop on child sexual abuse then we have spent the rest of
the afternoon in the internet cafe. So nothing exciting as yet had
happened but put us together and you never know.