{"id":204,"date":"2017-01-18T08:41:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-18T13:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2017\/?p=204"},"modified":"2017-06-15T13:26:34","modified_gmt":"2017-06-15T18:26:34","slug":"204","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/india-winter-2017\/2017\/01\/18\/204\/","title":{"rendered":"Lessons from Hubli"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the greatest eye opening experiences for me personally was visiting the all-girls orphanage in Hubli. The trip to the orphanage was one that our group had planned before arriving in India. The day of the visit, I was excited to meet the children and spend some time with them. I had purchased some little bags of candies that I thought they would enjoy. To get to the orphanage, I was riding on the back of a moped with one of the very good friends I had made. While driving we came to a crowded stoplight where we were surrounded by other mopeds, rickshaws, and cars. Through the mess of vehicles, a poorly dressed, tiny, old woman walked up to my friend and I on our moped and she asked for money. I did not know what to do at that moment. In the U.S., giving money to beggars is discouraged, but here we were and I knew this old woman had nothing. I fumbled around and handed her 100 Rupees as the light changed and all of the vehicles began to move again. As we pulled away from this woman, I became teary eyed. This woman had absolutely nothing and I had given her a bill that could maybe buy her a bag of chips. Instead of continuing to the orphanage, I decided that I was able to and wanted to do more for the children at the orphanage. A little over an hour later, we arrived at the orphanage with school supplies, toys, health and hygiene products.<\/p>\n

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The gratitude that the children had was small in comparison to how thankful I was for them. Collectively, they had reminded me that I can make a difference, there are opportunities every day to make a change, and it all comes down to you personally being willing to see and take that chance.<\/p>\n

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