This is the front of the school. It looks more like a little shack! There wasn't very many kids but they were all so sweet!
This is what the inside of the school looked like! The holes in the side is so they can get air circulating through the school!
This picture shows a hammock on the boards across the ceiling. This is where the kids take their naps. I'm sad
This little guy was so scared of us. If you can't tell by the picture! It took him about 45 minutes to warm up to us! His eyes are beautiful!
He didn't like getting weighed and measured. All around this wasn't his favorite day!
As we were helping these kids one of the rising star nurses started talking about all the kids that are at the rising star school that come from the village we were in. I can't tell you how hard that hit me when I think of these kids and now know them personally and realizing that if it weren't for the rising star they would be living in that village. I can't imagine them on the streets dirty and getting no sort of education. I'm so grateful for what the rising star does for these children and for their families.
This is Vida a house mother. She is only 22!
I asked Anand to write my name in Tamil on my hand and he started to write it in English. My favorite part is that he started spelling SHA. Haha he is great!
We had such a small leprosy colony to go to that they sent half of our group to the leprosy colony and half of us to the art colony. The art colony is where some of the people who have leprosy sell their paintings to make money. We were able to spend time looking at beautiful paintings and meeting the artist!
This is Austin and I in front of the art colony! What an amazing experience to see these people making money and supporting themselves!
After we went to the art colony we headed next door to a retirement home! We spent time with these amazing people! We had the opportunity to spend time helping them get their lunch and sitting with them rubbing their arms and hands!
This little baby was the cutest thing ever. One of the ladies who serves lunch was holding her little baby. She walked up to me and put her in my arms. She wasn't the happiest but I loved holding her.
After we left the retirement center we headed down the street to see these beautiful ladies make pearl necklaces. They were amazing! This is another rising star micro loan business. You can buy these pearls right off of their website!
We had to be the luckiest girls ever! We spent the day enjoying people from all ages. We spent time at the pre school then the retirement home! Then we got to celebrate being I. India by getting Parodda! Oh my heck it was heaven in my mouth. Fluffy tortilla's served with some kind of Dipping sauce and an egg! YUMMY!!!
What an amazing day! But hey everyday here is amazing! I wish my family was here experience this with me! But I hope through my blog they can!
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