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Laura Baxter: Gap Year Images

Laura Baxter

Gap period: Aug to Nov 2006
Hi,
I'm Laura. I am 23 and work as an Assistant Psychologist in the UK.

I wanted to take a break from work to gain experience living and working in a different culture. So far, I have settled into my project at the centre for autism, and taken a number of trips to Agra and the Himalayas. Over the next few months, I will be travelling to Jaipur and taking a Tiger Safari as well as continuing to gain experience in the field of autism!

 
 
Laura Baxter   Weekend Trip   Project in Agra   Arrival in Delhi

My Project

Teach and Support Autistic Children, New Delhi

Weekend Trip
   Delhi

Laura Baxter: Gap Year Images I went on a weekend trip to a hill station called Mussoorie, with two other volunteers, Habibah and Reetu. Mussoorie was a beautiful place, with amazing views of the Himalayas. The first day in Mussoorie it poured with rain, and was freezing cold, which was so nice.
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Project in Agra
   Agra

Laura Baxter: Gap Year Images I am working on something called the 'mother-child programme'. This involves working with parents of children with autism, teaching them how to work with their children in order to get the best from them. It's so interesting to see how these approaches have been adapted for the Indian culture, and how the parents use them.
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Arrival in Delhi
   Delhi

Laura Baxter: Gap Year Images The journey to my home stay was interesting...they don't seem to use lanes in Delhi, and people use their horns instead of indicators! There are also rickshaw's weaving in and out of the traffic, and the occasional cow mooing it's way past.
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