"We're all about to discover: this elephant can dance." Time Magazine, June 2006
Welcome to my blog! I'm going to attempt to keep it updated so that all of you friends and family know what's going on during my Indian adventures.
Please feel free to leave comments or questions for me! I'll either comment back or add answers to my next entry. For those of you less familiar with blogging, you simply click on the small "comments" link at the very bottom of the page, and then you can type in questions or feedback which I can then read and respond. You may need to set up a user name in order to post a comment, or you can post under Anonymous without a user name. (Make your name something I'll recognize if you want me to know who you are!)
To bring those of you who don't see me everyday up to speed, I am an international volunteer with a non-profit organization called Unite For Sight. During my program, I will be working in an eye clinic in Hyderabad, India, from July 1-31. (Check out the map to find out where Hyderabad is located.) After I'm done volunteering, my mom is going to meet me in New Delhi where we will play around as tourists until Aug 6.
It's Monday, and I left Madison yesterday for Neenah to get myself ready. I fly out on Wednesday from the bustling Outagamie County airport. (I am still not sure what time because (a) I can't remember and (b) I haven't gotten around to checking my itinerary yet.) Today is my day to get all of the random "to do" items completed before I go. Just in case you want to know what that entails, here is my To Do list:
Laundry
Find suitcase
Bank (pay bills!)
Mail rent check (after putting $ in acct)
Goodwill (I cleaned out my closet, nothing to do with going to India)
Thank you to Corr Opticians (The fabulous business in Neenah that read the prescriptions on the 300+ pairs of eyeglasses I had to collect for the Unite for Sight program-- shameless plug time-- If you need glasses, contacts, or an eye exam, go to Corr's. They do a wonderful job, and I owe them big time.)
Go to Target-- travel size mouthwash, floss, facewash, contact sol'n/rewetting drops, shave gel, shampoo, deoderant, band-aids, Immodium/Pepto (Everyone I've talked to has told me I'm going to have horrendous diarrhea. Yippee.)
Check mom's itinerary, talk to Dad (My dad helped set up our flight itineraries, and we may have to change some dates so that Mom doesn't have to hang out in Delhi by herself for a day.)
That's my list of things I should be doing. It is currently 11:28 am, and I have completed exactly zero items. Instead, I woke up early and swam with Mom before she left for work, read my book in Mom and Dad's new hot tub, ate breakfast, and took a nap. I'm also meeting Mom at Cy's Bistro (out-0f-this-world Thai food in downtown Neenah) at noon for her lunch break.
Hmmm, maybe I'd better go toss in a load of laundry and then get dressed. . .
Welcome to my blog! I'm going to attempt to keep it updated so that all of you friends and family know what's going on during my Indian adventures.
Please feel free to leave comments or questions for me! I'll either comment back or add answers to my next entry. For those of you less familiar with blogging, you simply click on the small "comments" link at the very bottom of the page, and then you can type in questions or feedback which I can then read and respond. You may need to set up a user name in order to post a comment, or you can post under Anonymous without a user name. (Make your name something I'll recognize if you want me to know who you are!)
To bring those of you who don't see me everyday up to speed, I am an international volunteer with a non-profit organization called Unite For Sight. During my program, I will be working in an eye clinic in Hyderabad, India, from July 1-31. (Check out the map to find out where Hyderabad is located.) After I'm done volunteering, my mom is going to meet me in New Delhi where we will play around as tourists until Aug 6.
It's Monday, and I left Madison yesterday for Neenah to get myself ready. I fly out on Wednesday from the bustling Outagamie County airport. (I am still not sure what time because (a) I can't remember and (b) I haven't gotten around to checking my itinerary yet.) Today is my day to get all of the random "to do" items completed before I go. Just in case you want to know what that entails, here is my To Do list:
Laundry
Find suitcase
Bank (pay bills!)
Mail rent check (after putting $ in acct)
Goodwill (I cleaned out my closet, nothing to do with going to India)
Thank you to Corr Opticians (The fabulous business in Neenah that read the prescriptions on the 300+ pairs of eyeglasses I had to collect for the Unite for Sight program-- shameless plug time-- If you need glasses, contacts, or an eye exam, go to Corr's. They do a wonderful job, and I owe them big time.)
Go to Target-- travel size mouthwash, floss, facewash, contact sol'n/rewetting drops, shave gel, shampoo, deoderant, band-aids, Immodium/Pepto (Everyone I've talked to has told me I'm going to have horrendous diarrhea. Yippee.)
Check mom's itinerary, talk to Dad (My dad helped set up our flight itineraries, and we may have to change some dates so that Mom doesn't have to hang out in Delhi by herself for a day.)
That's my list of things I should be doing. It is currently 11:28 am, and I have completed exactly zero items. Instead, I woke up early and swam with Mom before she left for work, read my book in Mom and Dad's new hot tub, ate breakfast, and took a nap. I'm also meeting Mom at Cy's Bistro (out-0f-this-world Thai food in downtown Neenah) at noon for her lunch break.
Hmmm, maybe I'd better go toss in a load of laundry and then get dressed. . .
posted by Amy M at 11:12 AM
3 Comments:
Amy,
Can you do this all the time? I mean, even when you're not in India. I love reading about what you're doing. This is fabulous! I just added a bookmark for you. Here's to not working, while at work!
love you!
Julia
Amy - Can't wait to hear about your adventures! Grandma, John, Stephen, Lauren and I will be eagerly awaiting your updates. Know that you will be thought about and hugged long distance by all of us. Have a great, safe experience. Love you - Aunt Liz
Hey Amy,
Thanks for the heads up on your trip, it sounds like such an amazing experience and a great way to help others! I'll try to keep up with your posts, as I'm sure it will be much more interesting than living in Iowa (hey, but you went to school here). Anyway, I know this Indian guy named Taaj. Actually that's just his nickname. If you see his family, tell them I say hi, his mom makes really good food.
Alright, travel safely and have a lot of fun!
-Eddie
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