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Louisa Maaldrink-Demark

After landing at the airport in the middle of the night, a friendly looking man was waiting for me with a Ply card, and he turned out to be John, the Indian Coordinator. Next day after the orientation by Abha to all the volunteers (there were five other volunteers from different parts of the world) we visited the orphanage. The next day John David dropped me and Sarah in the orphanage. The orphanage had more than 100 children who followed a strict routine for their daily chores. In the morning we used to play with the boys using word games, make puzzles and drawing etc. As soon as one boy was gone, another would jump up into our lap and so the others.

Didi didi - lets play games (that’s what we used to hear for all the following days.) After lunch prepared by the girls (fresh chapattis & rice). It was time to play with girls. More games more drawings – basically we tried to give everyone a little attention, cuddle, pat or encouraging words. The kids geared up really fast, telling stories, practicing their English.

The other day we went around Delhi doing marketing & shopping absorbing the different colors & smell. It was great. After spending Friday afternoon dancing with girls on Hindi music, we said good bye, very sad but glad to uplift their spirit – although for a short period of time. That weekend we headed to Jaipur – Agra trip with John. Many hours in car but worth it! Although I loved staying at Jaipur but we had limited time so we had to return. The pink city was more chaotic than Delhi. But the palaces make up! The chaos is actually an attraction itself! The Taj Mahal in Agra was absolutely amazing, such intricate work, delicately laid stones (precious) – wonderful. We did the hady Di pose several times and ended up shooting a whole role of film there! All in all it was more than a mini adventure – it was a Maxi Adventure and thanks to the support of the RCDP’s staff it was fun.