Juley!
Today (Saturday) is our last day in Ladakh. Sunday morning we'll fly back to Delhi. Since we last wrote, we have spent two days in the Nubra Valley. In Nubra we all stayed in a large house together with Dorje, a friend of our guide Kunzes. We arrived in time for a late lunch on Wednesday and spent the afternoon hatching a plan for the Yale presentation.
On Thursday we visited two gomaps in the valley, taking in a lot of gorgeous scenery on the drive. That afternoon we all rode camels over the sand dunes! Needless to say, everyone got a huge kick out of the camels, and we took lots of great pictures, which the students can't wait to share with you all at Yale. That evening the students spent a few hours putting the finishing touches on their independent projects.
Friday we headed back to SECMOL in the morning. Once we returned, the students presented their independent projects to each other and the Ladakhi students and staff at SECMOL. The projects were a great hit--the Putney students have undoubtedly learned a lot in their 3 weeks here! Today everyone is hard at work on the Yale presentation. We hope to have everything in good shape by dinner so that the Putney and Ladakhi students can spent their final night enjoying a farewell party--the Ladakhis have planned a special dinner and a dance party.
On Thursday we visited two gomaps in the valley, taking in a lot of gorgeous scenery on the drive. That afternoon we all rode camels over the sand dunes! Needless to say, everyone got a huge kick out of the camels, and we took lots of great pictures, which the students can't wait to share with you all at Yale. That evening the students spent a few hours putting the finishing touches on their independent projects.
Friday we headed back to SECMOL in the morning. Once we returned, the students presented their independent projects to each other and the Ladakhi students and staff at SECMOL. The projects were a great hit--the Putney students have undoubtedly learned a lot in their 3 weeks here! Today everyone is hard at work on the Yale presentation. We hope to have everything in good shape by dinner so that the Putney and Ladakhi students can spent their final night enjoying a farewell party--the Ladakhis have planned a special dinner and a dance party.
We'll have two busy days in Delhi before heading to Agra on Tuesday evening. First thing Wednesday morning we'll visit the Taj Mahal, which we are all very excited about! Soon after the Taj and breakfast, it will be time to head back to Delhi for our flight home that evening, with a stop at the Red Fort on the way if there's time. No one can believe that we only have four days left in India! We'll see you all in a week and by then we'll have even more stories. . .
Cheers,
Andrew and Joanna
