We arrived from Hyderabad to Darjeeling expecting two things – some good tea and a good first trek into the Himalayas. We arrived in Darjeeling to freezing weather, at least it was to us, it was a max of 50 degrees during the day – about 50 degrees colder than our last stop… plus you have to consider that most of the budget hotels don’t have heat or double paned windows so the rooms are cold!!! All I can say…
After leaving Cuddapah at the end of our volunteer experience, we were very much looking forward to a break from the heat and a room with climate control. We found both at the office of FCN (Foundation for Children in Need) where we stayed in a spare bedroom kept just for visiting volunteers or donors. And let me tell you, having A/C again was absolutely heavenly. I didn’t want to leave the room for any reason, but Jen said we…
When we committed to volunteering in India we had little idea what adventure that we were in for. We found the FCN (Foundation for Children in Need) through our friend Mary, and on her advice and with her help, we contacted the founders Tom and Geetha and forced ourselves into their lives as volunteers. We didn’t really know what we would be doing but wanted to be helpful and do something good for the world…. We really didn’t know how…
Hi folks, this post was actually written weeks ago but we had no internet at our last stop so it had to wait until now for upload. Sorry about the wait, but these things happen… The old post: We arrived in Kadapa today to begin the volunteering portion of our journey. We’re hoping we can be useful so wish us luck. More about that next time. In the last week we have gone houseboating, explored a 600 year old trading…