We took a ride to the school today to pick up the kids' uniforms and supplies. The bus route to the school takes about 30 minutes and the road is almost all rural farmland and villages. All of the car travel we have done here in Bangalore has been in the opposite direction, mainly through markets and "more" developed areas... so this is a real look at how nearly all of the population of Bangalore live. It was hard to get good photos since the roads are not cluttered with traffic, we were actually moving quite fast. But I did get a few good pictures when we slowed down for speed bumps (call speed humps here!)... speed bumps are placed about every 100 - 500 yards on ALL roads, to prevent fast driving!!
I can't wait to get out here with my camera once school starts and get some photos of the amazing things I come across. The way of life for millions of people here in the city is so far removed from what most of you can ever imagine still exists in 2008.
Two women sifting dirt (check out the cow in the background).
A small roadside village ...
A small roadside village ...Brick work on a roadside building...
No gas powered tractor here!!
Workers in the rice field...
We arrived at the school and met up with some familiar faces...
2 heaping bags of uniforms later, we were all set. I was surprised how proud Taylor and Andrew were of their new duds... poor Lauren said, " I must not have been a good girl, because I did not get a 'costume'!" Taylor is in Section 3C and is in the Hercules House, while Andrew is in Section 2B and is in the Phoenix House ... the school is divided into houses, just like Harry Potter!
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