Hampi musings
Today we walked around this small village. This village brings the book "Tales of a Female Nomad" to mind - be the anthropologist - observe, not comment or interfere. We have seen so much allready, poverty, education, lack of it, hygene, lack of it, castes, abuse, - we have just seen a tiny piece of India. Susie assured me I would love and hate India before I left - attempting to get on our train last night and being so confused and exhausted and harassed by beggars - but yet you just can't put into words what a gift this trip is in terms of understanding us on this planet. We spent time today with Rashmina - she is excited to be married January 1st when she turns 14, she lives in Hampi. Yesterday we spent time with a girl from Austria, she is 18 and has spent the last year voluteering in an NGO orphanage for children with special needs in India prior to beginning university - both approximately Jacquie's age..... The stories go on.
Susie and are very much movie starts here, Ballywood.... tall and with a camera - this stands out - we are swarmed often by children wanting us to take their picture and show them this immediately on the back of the digital camera.
Jacquie and Coco - Susie and I got a temporary henna tatoo on our hands today - it might be warn off by the time we see you but I took pictures! Hugs from India - KB
(Kathy Bell you were right about the experience...I am having similar... thank you Molly for you email)
Susie and are very much movie starts here, Ballywood.... tall and with a camera - this stands out - we are swarmed often by children wanting us to take their picture and show them this immediately on the back of the digital camera.
Jacquie and Coco - Susie and I got a temporary henna tatoo on our hands today - it might be warn off by the time we see you but I took pictures! Hugs from India - KB
(Kathy Bell you were right about the experience...I am having similar... thank you Molly for you email)
posted by Photocat | 4:04 AM
2 Comments:
Hi Karen,
this is Susie's friend from WA state and I just thought I would drop you a quick note here to say I am really enjoying seeing your perspective on India and the photos have been great.
hi mom
everyone is loving your blog. did nana and grampa tell you that they read it every day? i wish i could have seen you guys getting your tattoooooooosssss. hehe. i missed you alot today it is really hard being here without you. but....its pretty good. right now we are a t auntie brenda's and she has given dad several things to do, because she needs a big strong man to do the chores, hehe. (even though we both know dad isn't that strong).hehe. i wish i could talk to you. but reading you blog and knowing that you are ok is good enough. love you and i will write to you tomorrow (hopefully) : )
love you
soooooooooooooooo much
Jacquie Bear
PS i love all the pictures that you are taking !
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