Although it is already very late and I should really sleep more, but I just need you more about this day report.
This listing is for me so far, the most difficult, because I report something terrible, but because I will not find the right words to describe what I have experienced and seen. It is not possible to report everything and to describe, but I want a bit more because you have to share, it is Sogut.
Our day started as normal today, just like a Sunday. After breakfast (9:00 clock), we asked the Father Noel (head of the province) whether we want to ride (the villages are very remote) for the tribals to visit. It is namely here today to visit a couple of Don Bosco projects. We were immediately hooked and went then eventually have to from 9:30. We have not really many things to do, because we leave tomorrow for 5 days to Hyderabad, but we left everything behind and lie.
We lead by our house going on with the jeep. Schoen slowly, we left the city and came to the suburbs. The area we know already. There are already many wooden huts. When we were already about 1 hour away from town, we went through absolute nature, but on a great street. Right and left, we saw again and again shepherds with their flocks, huts made of Palmenblaettern. We were really interested in this different way of life and hoped that we can really consider this a village that lives so different.
ride after about a half hour, we turned to the high road and drove off a small road. This way was much more cabins, always small villages, many shepherds and animals. People were washing their laundry in a river. Quite different from the life in the city. After about 2 hours ride we reached the village Nasripatnam. There are a few shops and it plays well there, from what. We drove to the Office of the Don Bosco projects. There we took a short break and then drove on. We were told that we will now look at projects in Doerfte nus. We were totally excited.
The area was like the last part of our trip vorrigen. So many cottages, small Doerfte again and again shepherds. min After approximately 45 minutes. Another trip we went by a somewhat larger settlement of huts. We were told that there is a Don Bosco project that we'll look at later.
was ahead of us now cried, green-mountain. We drove up this mountain, even in fact paved road. Right and left of us was absolutely untouched nature, palm trees, many different trees, animals (even once a monkey band) ... After about 15 minutes winding drive, we stopped and stopped at a village that is completely separated from the lower world, it seems at least. We were cordially received there, it was sung, we were given flower leis, welcomed many children and people who tried something Telugu speaking people and were happy to meet you. Sorry, had we have little time, and we could therefore only the project (a small house) visit and walk around but not in the village. So I had the feeling, as these people would be cut off completely Coming from the world.
after a while when we got into the Jeep it was said that we still another village to visit even further up the mountain to be. We drove further along the paved road. Eventually it ended and we turned into a road with a dirt floor. Right and left were large bushes, right and left of the jeep stripped everything, because the road was so narrow, to see not a man, confronted, and that we really only silence. Once we saw an abandoned house - we were told that this is a school from the state, but the teachers come only about 2 times a month, so come naturally, no more students. After some minutes
15th trip we saw before us a small village of huts. A crowd of people (I just think all the villagers) were waiting there already upon us, and Father Noel. We were warmly welcomed, we were shown the school (a small place that something is covered). We took lots of photos again, saying something to people. Then they led us up in their village. We walked past their huts and took place there. It was said a few words from one and other. Then it was said that the women of the village will show us a traditional dance. We were immediately invited to dance, so we moved with them arm in arm to the drum music in a circle. That was a real experience. Beautiful, simple, and much much unliberated community. I have such a feeling that the people are happy, there is also a large community and cohesion. Everyone knows everyone, they just live together and live together, not side by side. In addition, there are also the garments all colorful, multi-colored ... really colorful. People live there without electricity, internet, water pipe, really easy with nature. I've never seen that it was so quiet in one place. The only sound was really the chirping of the birds. There the people live with nature, in nature.
This village has brought me much to think about. Somehow it shows me that the people there and happy life, although they have no luxury, and I wonder if they if they get richer, or would not be so secluded life, not just happy or left would be even less.
But it's not all good there. I believe the work and life is very stressful and often difficult, because water is scarce or even food. Another problem there is the alcohol they produce themselves. We also learned that they sometimes marry their children very soon. The Fathers regarding how they try though, but it is very difficult. A Father told us that vorkurzem a 15 year old girl died from the village at the birth of her child. Your husband is just 18 years old. The people of there are simply not prepared to take advantage of the opportunity to call a doctor or go to the hospital. They are so overworked and do not want it because it is alien for them.
We have stayed in the village a very nice time, but unfortunately too short because we had to leave for another project. Aja we were told that the road is a project even further. Real surprise, I'm really here can be nothing, but apparently so.
We drove back a narrow path on to another village. This was bigger and bigger again closer to a village, a little musty, it has been called as a volleyball court and get a well for water. Round to this village were called out scorching rosse is green. We saw many children playing on the surfaces. You have truly natural atmosphere with games.
After we were short there, we drove back down the mountain to the other project in which we had already passed. The road was downhill value very exhausting because the air was cold, we went many many curves and also left behind a lot of altitude. On the way we saw here again shepherds with their flocks. There is also always children who are traveling with animals. Once we have a few kids that are around the age of 2-6, seen fetching water from the well. As soon they will have to have help at home.
So when we came in in the village Underneath the mountain, we were welcomed there as well, it was sung, we looked at the project and doing some talks. Unfortunately, it was very late so we took some time to look around the village. But talk alone with the people already living in these huts, which are known only from pictures, is already a great experience.
We then drove back to the office and after a pause, it again went back to the city. The first path leads back over the many huts. Everything was dark because there are hardly any lighting.
Eventually I saw the lights already receive light from the city. When we were at the first red light next to me and the lighting of a wedding hall flashed down, I realized that we are now again in a different part of India are.
I can not say what I like better, I can not say which is better for the people, I would not even know what the goal when I wanted to help people. Is it better to bring all to the city, her life in the country is better?
Many questions and thoughts after such a dive in one day. I can not find the answer, so I put off my the fact that it is not in my hands to decide this, and it also probably is no clear answer.
After that day I met a whole other kind of life, plays a lot in terms of recruitment, priorities, luxury and future goals, and - ideas.
It's nice to know something. Sometimes I am a tourist filled and partly just as I would make friends with whom I dance and entertain me a little.
I hope I can visit again to another village, perhaps even a bit more time left to be able to follow the daily routine. But I'm grateful that I could now see that life.
Maybe it your one or the other even to think. I believe it is in this respect is not important to change their own lifestyle, but perhaps just to live consciously and to see things.
So I'm really happy and looking forward to tomorrow now. Since it's off to Hyderabad in the capital of our state (about as many inhabitants as the whole of Austria has). This is after today certainly a huge change, but we'm looking forward very much because we are visited by two of our organization and I also meet the other three Volontaerinnen which are also a world of youth in India.
Today something thoughtful, but very nice greetings to my home and all the other parts of the world!
Martina
PS: Photos are unfortunately only later follow
