Day 12- Internship day 2 and meeting the Indian minister of education, finishing off with a lecture from Sir Mark Tully!
Day 2 of my internship week kicked off with a wonderful breakfast with my lovely friend George, followed by the celebration of my new American friend, David. He just turned 21 and I decided we could not let the moment passed unnoticed. Today was also the day he was leaving for the home of the tree where Buddha reached enlightment, where he will be on an exchange program for 3 months. I took him to my favourite place in Delhi, a sikh temple, where we enjoyed the calmness and went to make roti for the poor. It was a heartwarming experience but also heartbreaking because I had to say good bye to my new amazing friend. Hopefully, he will come and stay for a week in December in the UK, so we will get to see each other again.
Next off we went to a conference at the British Council with the esteemed education minister of India, where we got to share our experiences so far and try to convince him and the government that the program is an invaluable part of the connection between the UK and India, so they should continue to run it.
Then I quickly left to go to work, a moment eagerly expected. However, this time I decided to take the metro on my own, really dangerous, and experience the real Delhi life. This was mostly to see for myself if I could ever return to live my life here, not protected by touristy groups or coordinators, just me, on my own, trying to adapt in this city that has the population of my entire home country. It was an interesting experience, but not at all frightening, as others made it seem to be.
My day at work was amazing, designed the editorial brief for a second magazine and as if that was not enough, work was followed by an inspirational talk by Sir Mark Tully, about working, living and loving in India. The night ended with an amazing dinner at Berco's, a mind-blowing chinese and thai restaurant in Connaught Place and then with Starbucks and hindi dancing back at the hotel.
Cannot wait to see what tomorrow brings!
Next off we went to a conference at the British Council with the esteemed education minister of India, where we got to share our experiences so far and try to convince him and the government that the program is an invaluable part of the connection between the UK and India, so they should continue to run it.
Then I quickly left to go to work, a moment eagerly expected. However, this time I decided to take the metro on my own, really dangerous, and experience the real Delhi life. This was mostly to see for myself if I could ever return to live my life here, not protected by touristy groups or coordinators, just me, on my own, trying to adapt in this city that has the population of my entire home country. It was an interesting experience, but not at all frightening, as others made it seem to be.
My day at work was amazing, designed the editorial brief for a second magazine and as if that was not enough, work was followed by an inspirational talk by Sir Mark Tully, about working, living and loving in India. The night ended with an amazing dinner at Berco's, a mind-blowing chinese and thai restaurant in Connaught Place and then with Starbucks and hindi dancing back at the hotel.
Cannot wait to see what tomorrow brings!
