Departures

It is with great excitement that we leave for India tomorrow. Some of us have been organised and are packed, others are still throwing stuff in their suitcase and probably will be until the last second. I think I speak for many of the group when I say that I don’t think we can believe we are off to Udayan: the place we have heard so much about and worked so hard for.

We will try and keep this diary updated as regularly as technology permits, so make sure you keep checking back for updates! All that remains to say is see you in India!

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Passing Out Parade

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Live from India

In less than a week now we will be leaving for India. We are planning to keep an online diary so that you can follow our progress as we arrive in Delhi and make our way down to Kolkata and Udayan.

You can find the diary using the links at the top of the page. Please let others know that this diary is here, so that they too can become involved in our trip to Udayan.

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Mrs WeldonrnAngelarnChrisrnNataliernTomrnSineadrnJamesrnKerryrnDeclanrnJennyrnrnWelcome to the page for the 2005 trip to India. The trip is going to be held in February 2005, after the sixth form exams have finished and will last for two weeks.rnrnThe group consists of 10 individuals, 4 members of the current lower sixth, 4 members of the current upper sixth, and 2 members of staff (Mrs Weldon and Mrs Thorpe). Please click on the people above to find more about them.rnrnWe hope to have on this page a detailed outline of what we are going to be doing in India, a map so that you can see where we are going, and after the trip, pictures and a diary.

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Tom O’Beirne

Hi, my name is Tom and I am currently in Year 13 at St Joans. I do maths, physics and chemistry, and am planning to read maths at university next year. So far for Udayan, I have jointly organised Light Music an’ Eats, and also designed this website.rnrnI am going to India because I feel it will be a truely life-changing experience. Although I know I will be shocked by the things I see there, I hope to see that the work we have been doing for Udayan has really made a difference to the lives of the children there. As well as helping in the home while we are there, I hope that the experiences and pictures we will bring back will inspire many other people to help Udayan.

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James Dodds

James left St Joans at the end of year 11, but has remained close friends with many of the group going to India. He hopes to become a photographer, and so as well as helping in India will also be using the trip as an opportunity to build up a portfolio and take some stunning pictures.

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Sinead Harrision

Sinead is in her last year at St Joans and is taking English, History and Business Studies. She hopes to go onto University in Ireland next year to study law.rnrnSinead is coming to India for the chance to help those less fortunate than herself whilst putting her own life into perspective. She hopes it will be a truely life-changing experience.

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Natalie Boxshall

Natalie left St Joan of Arc last year along with Declan and Kerry, and having been involved with events like Light Music an’ Eats decided she would like to come to Udayan to find out more about the work that is being done there.

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Jenny Whelan

Jenny is the school chaplin. She will be coming with us to help at Udayan.

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Kerry Flanagan

I’m 18 and live in watford. I studied Psychology, Business Studies and English Lit. at Sixth Form and I’m hoping to go to Birmingham University to study Psychology. I volunteered to go to India because I believe it will be a great experience and will enable me to develop my perspective of life and gain the satisfaction of helping others less fortunate than myself.

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