Nov 19, 2010
Vanya's cousin is a dermatologist, who does awesome work all over the world. He decided to come to the Nilgiris with his team to see what Vanya was up to! Him and his team help impoverished areas with serious skin conditions. In many cases, the remedies are very simple, basically sharing their capacity to care. Most cases they have been dealing with is in treating elephantiasis. They are unsure of the exact cause of the condition but assume it is from the lack of proper footwear on contaminated soils. They treat the patients by giving them tailored shoes and moisturizing creams-- with fantastic results! Improving everything from self-esteem to not being able to walk!
We visited a few more schools today, with the doctors by our side. It was incredible being able to hear their stories! One of the doctors said, “Some of these people, just need somebody to care.” They had been working with patients in Africa, previous to coming to India.
One of the schools we visited today was an orphanage. They greeted us by giving us presentations on organic farming, intermixed with dance and song performances. They did so incredible! They had even made dance costumes for the different dances!
They asked us all to say a few words to the group of children. I told them how grateful I was to be here with such a talented group of kids! I told them that I was a farmer in the process of learning organic farming and how lucky I was to stumble across such a marvelous group of organic farming teachers! They were all very happy to hear, with huge smiles on their faces. I don't think I've met a cooler group of kids.
The kids just adored us and came straight up to us afterward. Everything had been translated up until then. But now they were able to practice some of the English they had been learning! Asking us where we were from, our names, our brothers and sisters names and what we do or have done. They were absolutely adorable. I told them how lucky they were to live in such a wonderful place, their faces lit up because I doubt they had ever been anywhere else. They said, “Really? Wow, thank you!”
I told them about the mountains I grew up with in Utah, and how similar they are to the ones they have. They got so excited! They kept holding my hand and calling me auntie.
I have never met a group of individuals so full of life and love. Their spirits were so electrifying, anyone who has the opportunity to live and work with these kids are truly blessed. They may be 'lacking' in western terms. But what is lacking in western terms? Lacking of material wealth? If your insides are happy, nothing else matters. These kids taught me a very valuable lesson today.
Vanya's cousin is a dermatologist, who does awesome work all over the world. He decided to come to the Nilgiris with his team to see what Vanya was up to! Him and his team help impoverished areas with serious skin conditions. In many cases, the remedies are very simple, basically sharing their capacity to care. Most cases they have been dealing with is in treating elephantiasis. They are unsure of the exact cause of the condition but assume it is from the lack of proper footwear on contaminated soils. They treat the patients by giving them tailored shoes and moisturizing creams-- with fantastic results! Improving everything from self-esteem to not being able to walk!
We visited a few more schools today, with the doctors by our side. It was incredible being able to hear their stories! One of the doctors said, “Some of these people, just need somebody to care.” They had been working with patients in Africa, previous to coming to India.
One of the schools we visited today was an orphanage. They greeted us by giving us presentations on organic farming, intermixed with dance and song performances. They did so incredible! They had even made dance costumes for the different dances!
They asked us all to say a few words to the group of children. I told them how grateful I was to be here with such a talented group of kids! I told them that I was a farmer in the process of learning organic farming and how lucky I was to stumble across such a marvelous group of organic farming teachers! They were all very happy to hear, with huge smiles on their faces. I don't think I've met a cooler group of kids.
The kids just adored us and came straight up to us afterward. Everything had been translated up until then. But now they were able to practice some of the English they had been learning! Asking us where we were from, our names, our brothers and sisters names and what we do or have done. They were absolutely adorable. I told them how lucky they were to live in such a wonderful place, their faces lit up because I doubt they had ever been anywhere else. They said, “Really? Wow, thank you!”
I told them about the mountains I grew up with in Utah, and how similar they are to the ones they have. They got so excited! They kept holding my hand and calling me auntie.
I have never met a group of individuals so full of life and love. Their spirits were so electrifying, anyone who has the opportunity to live and work with these kids are truly blessed. They may be 'lacking' in western terms. But what is lacking in western terms? Lacking of material wealth? If your insides are happy, nothing else matters. These kids taught me a very valuable lesson today.
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