Kirsten Brown

Hello! My name is Kirsten and I’m part of the 2013 Udayan trip. Currently I’m an upper-sixth former studying History, English and Archaeology. In October I’ll be going to study Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Oxford (if all goes to plan- fingers crossed!!!). rnrnI first heard about the trip through the fundraising that the school does, and my interest in other cultures intrigued me to get involved. In order to pay for the trip I had to get a part-time job and now work at John Lewis. rnrnThe opportunity to go to India and visit a place like Udayan is absolutely a once in a lifetime opportunity. There are rare occasions where you can come face to face with a lifestyle so completely contrasted to your own, where you can only begin to fathom what ‘life’ is for that other person, and I think that’s amazing. A non- western lifestyle is what I’m most looking forward to, as well as the culture and community so famously linked to India. We (students from England) live such a removed and different lifestyle to the Udayan children that I’m not sure what I could give to them. However I shall try to spend my time with them as productively as I can. We are going to teach English through the medium of numbers and I hope the children will enjoy the activities we have planned for them.rn