Saturday, May 16, 2009

India bound

Tomorrow I will begin making my way to India. The first three weeks I will be spending with a group of 10 students and a few faculty in the Garhwal Himalayas. We will be trekking and visiting remote villages of the Bhotiya people (Indo-Tibetans) and learning about their lives and the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve where they live. The classes are on mountain development, resource issues, and eco-tourism. After three weeks I will part with the group at the Taj Mahal and they will return home. I will spend the next three weeks exploring India with a friend from school. We are going to float around and see where the winds blow us. I will try to update from India if possible.

More info at:
http://nandadevi.prayaga.org/




This is obviosly not my picture, but it gives you an idea of the trekking scenery. Hopefully in a month or so some of my pics will be up.
ALright, wish me luck everyone! I'll see you on the other side...

3 comments:

willcee said...

Have an excellent trip, and learn lots from your opportunity. Be careful, have fun and enjoy.

Cymbaline said...

Namaste!

just miriam said...

luck. taking the road less traveled, see ya soon