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Author:  TheFrenchun [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 1:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Charity work in India
Next summer i will be taking off to take part in a 3 months Engineers Without Borders project in rural India.

First question: has anyone been there? (I will be staying in the region surrounding Mumbai)

Secondly: Does anyone know of good companies/places to contact to get deals on hiking gear, first aid kits, mosquito nets etc?

Thirdly : Would anyone be fluent in marathi? :lol:
Author:  tombolt [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
Never been there, but many of my friends have. To quote from a book I once read, "amazing country, but gives you the [LIFTED] like you wouldn't believe."

I've not met anyone who's been who didn't find it absolutely incredible.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
TheFrenchun wrote:
Next summer i will be taking off to take part in a 3 months Engineers Without Borders project in rural India.

First question: has anyone been there? (I will be staying in the region surrounding Mumbai)

Secondly: Does anyone know of good companies/places to contact to get deals on hiking gear, first aid kits, mosquito nets etc?

Thirdly : Would anyone be fluent in marathi? :lol:


Friends have been. One went twice, the second time was quite eventful. (See sig.)

Never seen the attraction personally.
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
ProfessorF wrote:
TheFrenchun wrote:
Next summer i will be taking off to take part in a 3 months Engineers Without Borders project in rural India.

First question: has anyone been there? (I will be staying in the region surrounding Mumbai)

Secondly: Does anyone know of good companies/places to contact to get deals on hiking gear, first aid kits, mosquito nets etc?

Thirdly : Would anyone be fluent in marathi? :lol:


Friends have been. One went twice, the second time was quite eventful. (See sig.)

Never seen the attraction personally.


I hope that as we are staying far from Mumbai there won't be any problems. *fingers crossed*
Author:  EddArmitage [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:43 pm ]
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Actually, I've a friend who spent a year out there. I'll search my e-mails later to see where she was...
Author:  brataccas [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
Ill ask my Indian friends, I dont speak maruthi? but speak hindi and urdu :)
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
brataccas wrote:
Ill ask my Indian friends, I dont speak maruthi? but speak hindi and urdu :)

That'd be great cheers :D
Author:  jonlumb [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
ProfessorF wrote:
Friends have been. One went twice, the second time was quite eventful. (See sig.)

Never seen the attraction personally.


There was a thing on the news recently about the law changing on victims of terrorist attacks in other countries. May want to see if it will apply retrospectively for people like William.
Author:  timark_uk [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:00 pm ]
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brataccas wrote:
but speak hindi and urdu :)
Yeah, my Mum does too.

Mark
Author:  TheFrenchun [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
The school I will be teaching in is near Pune in Maharashtra. However we'll get students from all over India so I've been told that they will speak a lot of different language. However Marathi seems to be the main one there.
Author:  pcernie [ Tue Jan 19, 2010 3:07 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
jonlumb wrote:
ProfessorF wrote:
Friends have been. One went twice, the second time was quite eventful. (See sig.)

Never seen the attraction personally.


There was a thing on the news recently about the law changing on victims of terrorist attacks in other countries. May want to see if it will apply retrospectively for people like William.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8466367.stm
Author:  brataccas [ Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Charity work in India
timark_uk wrote:
brataccas wrote:
but speak hindi and urdu :)
Yeah, my Mum does too.

Mark


aap ki mama hindi bolte hai? :shock: :shock: :shock:
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