Monday, November 21, 2011

Still in Sainji


Though I haven’t been updating the blog, I have certainly been busy. It takes a lot of un-blog-worthy events piled together to make a worthwhile post.
Life in Sainji goes on. Aaron has now headed back to the States for Thanksgiving, leaving me in India. Since we last spoke, here’s a list of what I’ve been up to:
  • Senior Project: Rural Phone Charger
    • Interviews with retailers and cell phone users
    • Drawings of concept designs
    • Appointments: All manufacturers are in Delhi and Mumbai
  • EWB
    • Family Interviews of sanitation project families
    • Basic Surveying of future construction sites
    • Filming and pictures of kids and NGO for upcoming film
    • Seeking partnerships with local universities and Rotary chapters
  • Local School (Garhwal English Medium)
    • Teaching math to 2nd through 5th grades
    • 2 failed model hot air balloons, but I’ll keep trying
#2

    • Preparing to give the kids a crash-course in toothpick bridge-buiding
  • Riding on the back of jeeps—safer than you think!
  • Cruising around Mussoorie followed by lunch at Domino’s Pizza…we gave in
  • Argyle sweater-vests
  • Indian-style pickled garlic: yummy!
Happy Thanksgiving from Sainji!

Heading out to Delhi on Thursday. My work here is wrapping up.

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