Today, we went to the center where some of the O&M students work.  It acts as a sort of training center where the students live while they learn computer skills, braille, and spoken English.  I had a special love for the place because it is a Christian run organization, and they focus on training young adults from rural parts of India who probably haven't had equal access to services and resources.  The students at the center were pretty great travelers, but the staff members who had visual impairments were all dependent on others for mobility and many daily living skills.  So, we did our best to fix that.  I worked with one man who was very bright, and after three tries, he flawlessly executed the route.  It was nice to be able to prove to him that he can be independent.  After we leave, the people who we have been training will continue to train the staff at the center so they can continue to learn.

Once we got home, we dove into creating tactile graphics for our meeting tomorrow.  It's a little intimidating, telling people how they should do something, but so many of them already do a great job making graphics that I think we are going to spend a lot of our time just facilitating the sharing of ideas.  After the meeting, we are going this craft fair, market thing that Shanthala told us about.  I asked her where she found these super darling earrings she had on the other day, and then she offered to take us to this place.  I'm excited to see what amazing handmade things can be found.

For dinner, we found this absolutely amazing Italian place run by people who looked to be Koreans.  It was another rooftop restaurant, but this time, it was lovely.  The atmosphere was great, though it was almost chilly on the rooftop; it's been so windy today.  I had this chicken stuffed tortellini, and it tasted like Italian food.  It didn't taste like Indian food at all!!  It was so wonderfully lovely.  It was probably the most expensive place we've eaten so far, but still, for the whole meal, I paid 520 rupees ($10.40 ish), and that was with dessert, water, tax, tip, and food I wasn't afraid to eat.  So worth it!

One thing I'm not in love with about India is the need to wash my clothes in the bathroom sink.  I could send it out, but the turn around time is almost two days since things are air dried.  Really, I could do with out this part of the adventure.  It takes for-ev-er to wash and hang clothes to dry.  What ever did people do without washing machines?

This weekend, we are going to take a trip.  I'm really excited to see more of India.  In some ways, where we are feels just like any huge city; there are too many people.  But then, you see a cow roaming across the road and then you remember where you are.

I'm kind of bad at remembering to take pictures.  So, I'm going to be stealing Lauren's to share with you all.

 We see this little girl walk home from school every day.  She's so cute!

 Coconuts are kind of a big deal here.

This is a pretty common scene.