We drove for about an hour and a half to the city of Bailhongal
to distribute 400 bedkits. Again we
arrived at a well organized distribution site, where children were excited to
see us, and ready for the day to begin.
Our help was probably the best we have seen yet. We were assisted by young military students,
both boys and girls. There were at least
25 of them, helping sort cloths, sweaters, raincoats, sandals, as well as the
other jobs.
One student stuck out for all of us. She was the Sergeant for the girls squad, and
definitely headed towards success. She
could lead a country, or certainly assist women to with empowerment in India.
With her at the camera with Bill, the children were seated, set up, and smiling
within seconds. This allows the
distribution to go quickly, and reduce the time that they are sitting in the
heat. Awesome day.
We then drove another 2 – 2.5 hours into our final hotel at
Hubli. Greeted with a great welcome from
a Rotarian and his wife, we settled in.
3 of us took a rickshaw down to the local mall for some shopping at
FabIndia, as well as finding the Indian version of Walmart. We then all headed out with the Rotarians to
experience this areas local food. We
were served up on a banana leaf with a vegetarian meal. It was a treat to have someone provide us with
the experience. Once dinner was done, we
went to a tiny shop where they prepare a leaf with various thing in it, roll
it up, and eat it. It assists with
digestion. Ours contained sweet fruit
preserves, as well as rose peddles. It
wasn’t necessarily my taste, but I still go home with the experience of
it. I will ask today the name of this
treat, and blog it again.
The count is down, 5 distributions to go.
Allison for Team Mumabi/Belgaum
