3 weeks to go...

And finally things get moving. I just got back from a week in the field, where we spend at least 6 hours in the car every day plus work. It was an intense but very productive week. Finally, my project got the approvals needed to move ahead, so we will be hosting a workshop for universities in disaster risk reduction...on August 28. Although I have spent a good amount of time strategizing for this workshop and preparing materials, we really weren't able to do any of the actual planning work until we got the approvals. So less than 2 weeks to go, and we are sending out invitations, securing catering, and all that jazz. I met with our wonderful facilitator for the event today, a professor for the National Institute of Disaster Management in India who has done work on this very subject. He is fantastic...so now all we need are participants! As you might gather, things are very very busy here, and with the entire staff out of pocket at a strategic planning meeting for the next 2 days, it's going to get interesting.

I intend to write a longer post with details of my recent trip to Bihar because there is just so much to comment on, but for now, enjoy some pretty pictures of Lodi Gardens and Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, two of the loveliest and most peaceful places in the city. I hope to make it back to Lodi Gardens before I leave, but suddenly time is flying...

Lodi Gardens and Humayun's Tomb

mmmmmm

Last week's cooking foray notwithstanding, I've now returned to my typcial diet of fruit and cereal. and I do love how the fruit vendors on the street sell apples from Washington or New Zealand. it lets me ponder globalization along with my dinner. mmmmmmm....watermelon....