2nd team meeting

We met on Wednesday, June 10, for our 2nd meeting as a team. Barb Blechl, one of our team leaders, prepared a wonderful supper of some traditional Indian food: Chicken 65, rice, and some vegetables & fruit. We had to sit on the floor and eat with our fingers (using the right hand only of course). Very tasty & quite the experience! Afterwards we were shown photos of some of the types of things we will experience on our trip. In the villages, we may be staying in a church or we may be in someone's home. We will likely be sleeping on the floor, could be dirt or concrete, with only a blanket underneath us, and without a pillow. Toilets will be just a hole in the ground or we may be going behind a bush. Showers will only be in the hotel, which will be the first night we arrive, perhaps mid-week, and once more before leaving for home. For women, clothing will be a long skirt (long enough to cover the ankles), a cotton short-sleeve shirt that covers the shoulders (no v-neck or scoop-neck shirts, or shirts with writing on them), and slip-on closed-toe shoes. Must be modest. If we have time, we may be able to purchase some traditional Indian clothes when we arrive, like a sari. A woman who had been on this trip previously, recommended going to Goodwill to purchase some inexpensive long skirts, which seems like good advice.
I have finished all of the DVD's as part of the training and am looking forward to our next team meeting.