Day 5 of India Journey

My presentation.  See the Indian Food Guide Pyramid in the background?  (Yes, there is such a thing).










Health Camp                                          


     
Dana taking blood pressures

   

Monday, August 3: Health Camp in Thirumalagiri today. Evidently pesticide & fertilizer use is a big concern here, just as it is at home. In the middle of my nutrition talk, someone in the audience was quite upset about my emphasis on vegetables & fruit. Revised my talk to include info on how to reduce exposure to pesticides in the food. Interesting having someone translate for you as you are giving a presentation. Hard to put your personality into it.
The Blue House

Moved from the hotel to what we refer to as "The Blue House". It is Pastor Job's sister's house, which she is letting us use while we are here. Evidently she has more than 1 house. The house is 2-story, blue, and has 2 bathrooms, 1 Western & 1 Indian. Quite nice by Indian standards! Deb, Jenn & I get to share a room again, luckily the one with the Western bathroom, and sleep on mats on the floor. Amma' is our cook & she is quite good! Prema, Raj's wife, makes sure we are well taken care of, & fixes us chai tea several times a day. I
have never had chai tea before, & it really is quite good. Anand & Thiagu work for Life Mission International, which is the organization GCC is working through for this trip. Anand is 1 of our translators, and The Professor (Irudayarat is his real name; he is a professor at a university) is the other. Princy (Esther Princy) The Professor's 17 year-old daughter, came with her dad.  She is helping with the Conversational English team and is so cute and helpful.

Our sleeping arrangements-1"mats

Amma' & Prema in the kitchen