Week 1 Summary
As our first week draws to a close, catch up on the reels Miss Bowden has made of our journey so far…
Entries by Chris Mann
Touring Kolkata
On our last full day in ‘The City of Joy’, we ventured out on a short tour around Kolkata.
ABC & ICOD
Breakfast in the hotel provided some variety, but once again murder was on the menu as Dcn Liam was seen off by the Traitors. Today we visited two other centres supported by the City of Joy Aid, UK – the umbrella fundraising organisation for Udayan.
Titagarh
What a day! Definitely our busiest so far, jam-packed to the brim! We kicked it off observing a 7am intensive karate session with an even more intense sensei. Breakfast revealed that the Traitors had attempted to murder Michael in the night.
Is it too late now to say saree
For those who rose early today began with clearing up the mess made by last night’s storm. We helped as much as we could, although the culture of being a host is to prevent a guest from doing any dirty work.
Never trust the weather app
Today we attempted to wake up early for the full experience of a day at Udayan. The call to prayer from the local mosque managed to wake some of the group up at 5am, whilst others were woken to the pitter-patter of little feet around the building.
I’ve had worst Mondays
On our first night in India most of us had a long peaceful sleep, except from Miss Bowden… who was awoken in the night by a surprise visitor.* Miss Bowden’s day didn’t get any better when she arrived at breakfast to find out she was murdered. The first victim in our own version of BBC’s The Traitors.
Namaste from Udayan
And we’re off! Our journey to Udyan commenced in the early hours of Saturday morning. The journey was smooth – playing cards, shopping and bubble tea – right up until the point of the entry of Kolkata where we nearly lost a member of the team! A clerical error on their part with the visa application, but we managed to get across the border in the end!
The next adventure begins
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to our ninth trip to Kolkata to visit Udayan. The group of ten students and two staff met at London Heathrow this morning all set for a life changing two weeks in the City of Joy visiting @udayankolkata