Hello Everyone,
Namaste from Bengaluru!
We have had two very full days on the ground. All our Ambassadors arrived Saturday morning and we kicked off the day with a guided tour of Lal Bagh Botanical Garden. Our guide Vijay welcomed us and in addition to a wonderful historical perspective, told us the three things that all Indians have in common; Bollywood, Mangoes and Cricket. Our Ambassadors managed to enjoy Mangoes today...we are hoping that they will experience cricket and bollywood as well. A highlight at Lal Bagh especially for our animal loving Ambassadors were the numerous monkeys' in a bamboo grove enjoying treats and showing off. We then headed to Jivox Corporation (Diaz's company in Bangalore) for our orientation to the program. The kids enjoyed mehndi(henna) and a birthday celebration for Sophia and Talia. We were amazed the kids lasted the entire day without jet-lagging and we ended the day with pizza and headed for a good night's rest.
We kicked off Day 2 with an early breakfast and walking exploration of Bangalore's flower and produce market. After safely crossing the street, the kids enjoyed the cacophony of sights, smells and sounds, and each of us were touched by the flowers gifted to us by the vendors. We returned to the hotel to immerse in a Leadership and Frugal Innovation workshop after which we enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant. Contrasting the flower market in the morning we set off to a modern mall in the afternoon. We ended the day with an inspiring speaker Hoshang Subawalla who leads GE's innovative water recycling efforts in India. He gave us a great overview of the water challenges and the solutions that the government and corporations such as GE are working on, stating "If we can solve the water/sanitation challenges in India we can solve them anywhere in the world". The Ambassadors had insightful questions and are ready to dive into the project.
Please excuse our delay in blogging as the days are long and the internet connections are a bit unstable. We are hoping that the ambassadors will be able to do the next blog.
Usha and Purvi
P.S. We will upload pictures as soon as we can.
Namaste from Bengaluru!
We have had two very full days on the ground. All our Ambassadors arrived Saturday morning and we kicked off the day with a guided tour of Lal Bagh Botanical Garden. Our guide Vijay welcomed us and in addition to a wonderful historical perspective, told us the three things that all Indians have in common; Bollywood, Mangoes and Cricket. Our Ambassadors managed to enjoy Mangoes today...we are hoping that they will experience cricket and bollywood as well. A highlight at Lal Bagh especially for our animal loving Ambassadors were the numerous monkeys' in a bamboo grove enjoying treats and showing off. We then headed to Jivox Corporation (Diaz's company in Bangalore) for our orientation to the program. The kids enjoyed mehndi(henna) and a birthday celebration for Sophia and Talia. We were amazed the kids lasted the entire day without jet-lagging and we ended the day with pizza and headed for a good night's rest.
We kicked off Day 2 with an early breakfast and walking exploration of Bangalore's flower and produce market. After safely crossing the street, the kids enjoyed the cacophony of sights, smells and sounds, and each of us were touched by the flowers gifted to us by the vendors. We returned to the hotel to immerse in a Leadership and Frugal Innovation workshop after which we enjoyed lunch at a local restaurant. Contrasting the flower market in the morning we set off to a modern mall in the afternoon. We ended the day with an inspiring speaker Hoshang Subawalla who leads GE's innovative water recycling efforts in India. He gave us a great overview of the water challenges and the solutions that the government and corporations such as GE are working on, stating "If we can solve the water/sanitation challenges in India we can solve them anywhere in the world". The Ambassadors had insightful questions and are ready to dive into the project.
Please excuse our delay in blogging as the days are long and the internet connections are a bit unstable. We are hoping that the ambassadors will be able to do the next blog.
Usha and Purvi
P.S. We will upload pictures as soon as we can.
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