India Mission 2007: India... A Vision Realized

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June 20 - No Strings Attached

Today, Team India was joined by renowned actor/puppeteer, Meena Naik, who seeks to educate youth about HIV through theatre. Like yesterday, Team members found themselves running different Mission tasks: picking up Meena from the airport, being interviewed for a local paper, and packing up the guesthouse for their late-night journey out of Chennai.

In the afternoon, Jesse and Denise ventured out on a rickshaw to far-off Nalamdana, where they were able to pick up some excellent Tamil resources for future work with children in India. Meanwhile, Shamin continued with the interview process and Melissa and Sasha ran some errands and e-mailed family. The Team reconnected at the CHES orphanage, where they were able to interact with youth affected by HIV. Along with some helpful and inspirational dialogue, the Team was also able to submerse in the tenacity and vibrancy of the children.

Late at night, the Team said goodbye to the local stay dogs, rickshaw drivers and chai merchants and packed everything into the bus. They were off in the night only to wake up and discover their next adventure ahead….