After a very pleasant journey (had two seats on the long flight and business class on the last one) I finall arrived in Hyderabad, India. My first impresison was that it was very calm and very few people (this was 4 in the morning after all ;)) For some reason it reminded me of Portugal. Really couldn't tell you why though.
The first day was very busy. After having a quick shower and a short nap we headed out to an event that AIESEC was organizing called Balakalakaar. It was held in the public gardens in Hyderabad. The event was held for about 3000 underprivileged children from the city. The day was for them to have a day of creativity with drawing and entertainment. As a result of the day around 50 children got scholarships to go to art school. It felt really great to be a part of setting it up. Even if it was only putting up decorations and packing bags with things to give them. The children were so friendly and happy to be there. The day was really amazing despite the lack of sleep. ( I blame the great selection of inflight movies ;))
Monday mostly went by waiting for my luggage to be moved to the trainee flat and exchanging money. But still it was nice to get settled in. I'm sharing my flat with six others from different parts of the world. Thankfully we have three bathrooms to share, so no problems in that department atleast :)
And today is my first day at work with Tvarita Consulting. So far everyone seemes very nice and I'm just waiting to get started...and for my lunch Biryani to arrive.
And in my oppinion the talk of that everyone always becomes overwhelmed by the amount of people, the traffic, the smells and so forth seems exadurated. Maybe it's just the first exitement so far but to conclude this, my first experience of Hyderabad has been really positive. I like the country even more than I expected and it's already (after two days!) starting to feel like home.
That's all for now but more thoughts and updates coming soon!
2 comments:
Glad that you are feeling so at home. Did you take any pictures of the work/paintings done by the kids that got scholorships? Would love to see it.
Take care, and blog frequently
Åh va roligt att få ta del av din vardag på varmare breddgrader! Ska bli så kul att få följa dig även om vi befinner oss här i trista sverige. Glad att du trivs så bra redan och att du fick en sån fin start. Fick nästan tårar i ögonen när jag läste om barnen, så himla fint gjort! Puss och kram min älskling!
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