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Dahod was great to see the smaller side of India's talented handicraft work. Sitting down with the villagers and actually talking and working with them was unforgettable! We were all laughing about the smallest things...how I put the wrong color beads on the stuffed elephant ornament, or how we all put yellow flowers in our hair. It was like we were all respectfully staring at each other, imagining our separate lives and how we were happy to meet, in the "small 100,000 person town." On the way back from Dahod we were all getting tired, hungry and morale was low. Then Birla Cellulose appeared...the light at the end of the tunnel. We pulled into the courtyard area with the sign marked, GUEST HOUSE. First, it was the four bedrooms and bathrooms they provided, then it was an amazing five course dinner that awaited us! we were immediately impressed! Thank you Mr. Nymberg for this connection! We were happy to be off the congested road, and have space to walk around! Haley and Casey celebrated while doing cartwheels on the lawn. I attempted. The servers were laughing and watching from the kitchen area.
The next day Mr. Samuel, Senior VP of Marketing from Birla planned for a tour of their R&D center and the plant. Haley summed it up - fabric is not as simple as you may think! With the engineers, the impressive machinery and chemical processes, fabric has no limitations! It was something that we had all wondered about, and had an "idea" from school but to see the process up close is entirely different! The next thing we knew we were talking to Mr. Samuel over tea about future endeavors involving University of Cincinnati students and Birla Cellulose! I will let the others expand on JCPenney yesterday. I will say that it was a cool moment to meet Nidhi, the lady I had been emailing the past few weeks, regarding my design samples while at JCP!!! We got a pic :) Okay, almost to Agra...Taj Mahal here we come!
Miss everyone! Love, Pegs
p.s. Mar, thanks for being the best blog follower. I love you! wish you were here, although you would be super car sick! Traffic is the biggest surprise. I guess that is what happens when you have about 13 million people living in one area...go figure ha
hah aww thanks pegs!! i miss you SO much too! it was great to talk to you this morning!!! and yeah...i dont know if i could have survived all the travel hah. i'm glad you're enjoying it! love you!!
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-mar
Sounds fun
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ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are having a great time! I can inmagine the constantly changing smells, noises, colors, and expressions. I hope you bring back the best and leave the rest.
alex says: i love you haley, i miss you haley, you are the best haley in the whole world and i have a present for you when you come home. amen.
ReplyDeletenia says: haley have you been eating a lot of good foods and are you having fun in india. and i got an india book from the library today.
mia:I am learning how to keyboard and i got burndt while i was cooking a little bit above my wrist. when you come home i'll show you it. i'm doing homeschool right now. have you saw any children on the streets and what are they doing? we're going to the fulton county fair tonight but wish i was in india with you. maybe you can teach me all about fabric when you get back. have fun! love, mia
Wow! The guest house and green grass sound like a most welcome respite. Your travels are incredible and you're only 1/2 way through. I have been consulting my travel book and living vicariously as you make your way through your destinations. I can't wait to hear about the Taj Mahal. I love all of your detailed postings. Stay safe. Miss you and love you, Mom (Peggy's)
ReplyDeleteGirls your trip sounds amazing!! It's wonderful how you are doing things to meet the people, artists and not all the touristy things. You are the talk of our ladies walking group every morning. Thanks for taking the time to keep us informed. We all wish we had signed up to be chaperones!! Can't wait to see the colorful sarees! Love, Michele Devitt
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