Ok, so on the road in India, you honk your horn A LOT!! The protocol is to let the other drivers know where you’re at so they don’t run you off the road. Some of the service and larger vehicles have “Sound Horn” printed on the back.

So, if you work for the power company you have to be good at untangle knots!

So on my final lap around the school we ran into a bit of rain. So the students lined up their shoes and umbrellas in the hallway.

This woman was working to sweep the stairs. Her “Broom” is on the stairs near her feet. I’ve also learned that sometimes the Indian people will put a large swipe of the ash on their forehead to help keep them cool.

This is the instructor that will be participating in our Video Evaluation project. His name is Sivadasan and he’s been teaching at the school for about a year. He was a bit nervous to be video taped, but he seemed very grateful to have us working with him.

DOH! I’m such a dork! As we were walking up to the school of business we met one of the instructors and I can’t remember her name. I love the traditional clothing that the women wear. They all have such bright colors and detailed patterns (and I’m wearing an off-white polo shirt).

Man, I don’t know what I was thinking! I got up early so that I could everything ready to go, but it took a lot less time then I expected.

I had planned on wearing my traditional Indian shirt today, but it was too small. The sales person looked at me and said, “You need a size 44″. When I went to put it on It was a size 42. I packed up all my luggage so that I would have time to go back to the shop and get the right size.

Thanks to Kim, I was able to take advantage of the spare time to wake up my brain a little by doing a little Sudoku.

I also took another walk around the house and snapped this photo.

OH YEAH!!! So I stayed at the traveler’s “Hotel” when I had my layover in Chennai. I was surprised by the small room and thing mattress. Well, this is the mattress in my guest room. It’s the same size as the traveler’s hotel.

Well, it wouldn’t be a trip if we didn’t have a few snags. We got Helen to the airport only to discover that her flight was canceled. They said that they tried to contact her, but couldn’t. They rushed around a bit and found a solution. The airlines arranged a flight to Chennai, connecting to Bangalore so that Helen could make her connection to Singapore.

I’ve been on the road a bit here in India, and these Trike taxis seemed pretty scary. Riding on the roads is like going down a creek. There’s a current and a flow to it. Sometimes it’s moving fast, and sometimes it’s slow, but it’s always moving.

We stopped in for a bit of shopping and we were attacked. They started throwing out all there scarfs and shirts and whatever. If you showed a slight interest they just kept pulling out more items for you to be interested in. Everything seemed to be about 10% off.

Hey Look! It’s Sonic the Hedgehog shilling Italian Ice Creams. THAT’S GREAT!!!

We stopped by a Temple near a hospital on the way to dropping Helen off at the airport. These boys flocked to us. The tall one in the back said that he’s 14!

If there’s one thing that I’ve heard about India it’s their abundance of 100% pure treated water.

I better eat my breakfast because I’ve got a big day ahead of me. I think there’s some lentils in the curry, and then rice with some very nice red sauce. To the right is a type of tortilla type thing, and the bottom are some fried cauliflower I think. All Veg, All the Time.

Shree asked Helen to speak to some of the students at the school of business. The photo below is the school. He told us that a lot of the 3rd and 4th year students were dropping out to go into the workforce. His concern was about the students preparing for a job, and missing out on the opportunity to be prepared for a career. He asked if Helen and I would give them some encouragement to stick through till the end of their schooling.

I put together a very quick presentation. It was a series of photos of me walking and then hitting a wall. It then pulls back to reveal that I’ve been walking on some stairs. I jump and hop and finally get up over the stairs, but then I have more stairs to climb. I told them that they need to prepare to overcome many tasks, not just one.

There must be something in the water. I was getting ready for the day and I found this GIGANTIC eyebrow. Um so, I… well… I just thought I’d share.

One of the other things that I saw around the campus was all of the other people that are making a better life for themselves by being part of the operations of the campus.

I was up on the roof looking around the grounds and I saw these guys going about to work. I love that guys hat.

This is a shot of the University guest rooms.

If I remember right, Shree was teaching some of the instructors from around the area.

Helen and I went out on a walk and came across these meditations huts. I’ve come to find out that the school is founded by a religious leader. The food that has been prepared is vegetarian, the furniture in the guest house was made in the carpentry shop, the grounds are irrigated by the on-campus water reclamation plant. It really has been amazing to see all that the school is doing.