Today, we took a 45 minute journey to a very small village outside of Chinchoti. This is where the bricks that we use for our project are made. We got a chance to contribute to the making of these bricks, and we also got an opportunity to interact with some of the local people. Each brick is made by hand, and we were amazed by the skills of the workers and their good spirits, as we could never do anything like this! After this, we returned to Chinchoti and worked on our library. We have finished the structure itself, and began putting on the roof.
We also completed a "global issues scavenger hunt" where each person was assigned an issue affecting the village and had to interview local people for research. Examples of these issues included: water and how it's obtained, the role of gender in education, climate change, and sanitation. After lunch, we had some dance lessons, taught by a very sassy 10 year old girl, Yamini. We gained a lot of respect for Bollywood dancers. And you should have seen Mr. Moses-Jenkins getting it down, you wouldn't have believed your eyes. We spent the rest of the day relaxing with our home stay families, who we will sincerely miss when we leave. We are excited to work tomorrow and see the library finished.
-Dana and Claudia
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| Working together on the outskirts of Chinchoti. |
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| Making bricks with the tribals (as they are referred to by other Indians) |
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| Learning how to dance with Yamini |
