I am on my way!

I am finally on my way to India!

I left Virginia last night, I am in London right now, and will arrive in India tomorrow morning.

I will be in India for three weeks working with the group Rising Star Outreach. Rising Star's mission is to help the leprosy colonies become thriving, self-sufficient communities. They are trying to accomplish this by 1) educating the children in a safe, healthy environment, 2) provide leprosy patients with their own small business through micro-finance, and 3) addressing the health challenges of the colonies with mobile medical clinics.

While I am there I will rotate between helping teach the children English, working on projects in the colonies, and traveling with the mobile medical clinic.

I am really excited for my upcoming adventure in India! I hope you will check back from time to time as I am planning on posting pictures and my experiences.

In the mean time, check out http://www.risingstaroutreach.org/history to explore their site and learn a little more

and watch a brief video introduction

and if you have an hour to spare, a really great documentary.

mary katherine