Today was our third day in the village, and it was full of
calming reflection, beautiful saris, beaming sunshine, boisterous laughter, and
lots and lots of muscle-working dancing.
After breakfast the group traveled to a fish farm where we reflected on
who we saw as leaders in our life and what a leader is while absorbing the beauty
of the surrounding nature. Following our
personal reflections, Susan led us in an activity where we followed her guiding
prompts to determine what type of leader we generally are. The types of leaders ranged from artisan to
idealist to guardian to rationalist, which makes our group very well rounded. This led us to the conclusion that because we
all hold different leadership features we all get along well together. We ended with a yoga activity where we all
depended on each other to stay steady and it gave us a visual to the lesson we
had just learned.
Following
our activity, we headed back to the house and witnessed some brickmaking on the
way. At the house, women and girls of
the village helped us but on handmade blouses and saris. Each sari complimented the features of the
wearer, which made for lovely future Instagram posts. After a photo shoot at Ganesh’s house, we all
walked to the wedding ceremony of a young couple. We watched them arrive at the festivities and
experienced some traditional Indian wedding rituals. After a while in the humidity, we returned to
Ganesh’s house and took a break with some delicious mango punch and
cookies. For the rest of the afternoon,
we relaxed with our homestay families before regrouping for dance
rehearsal. On the rooftop, we practiced
multiple times for our performance that will be happening tomorrow at the
school. We all mastered the moves and
had a great workout. After, we walked
down to an open field and played our new favorite, CRICKET. We all proved our awesome athletic abilities
and had a great time running around together.
At the end of our time together, we sat in a circle and talked about our
appreciations and observations from today and hopes for tomorrow. Another enjoyable day in Chinchoti.
Rosalie and Kyra J
