February and Travel Week Adventures.

Hi all,

Its been a while but here is a collation of pictures showing what I have been up to.

February in Pictures.

        

End of Theatre Season.

Here is my roomie Patricia and Neel in the production of Toyer.

A group of us went to Alibag for a race.

We came 1st, 2nd (me :D) and 3rd in the 5k.

1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 10k.

Bald for a cause.

Bald not for a cause.

Advisor meeting.

One Billion Rising flashmob in Asde local village.

A crazy improv tournament that took place on campus.

Flashmob treveni picture.

"Let's make this world a more colourful and peaceful place. Happy Holi to everyone!"

                                                                         

Happy Holi.

Women's week.

                                                                  Vagina Monologues.

Akkai's visit to campus.

She is a male-to-female transgender who shares about a childhood of personal rejection, circumstances that forced her into sex work, and her transformation into a gender rights and human rights activist. This is a touching life story, one that inspires us to be inclusive. Her story can be seen here on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5zwURqwiBc well worth the watch if interested in gender rights in developing, stigmatised socities.

Akkai works at Sangama, an organisation that fights for the rights of the LGTB community and those in sex work. Check out Sangama at http://sangama.org

Travel Veek

Dehli to Mumbai to Goa.

34 hour train journey.

5 people with half a seat each.

Overcrowding in India.

Rick rides in Dehli.

Shopping for the first time in months.
One negative about being rural, no shops.

Site seeing-Taj Mahal.

Shreya, Me, Catarina (Patricia's cousin who came with us while visiting India), Numaya and Patricia.

Site seeing-Gateway to India.

Site seeing-Qutab Minar.

Goa with some of the MUWCI crew.

Norwegian and Dutch IB colleges visited MUWCI. Here is a documentary of the Duchies time here-https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=669138483148299

Application's for the amazing summer courses are out. Here is a doc on the Encounter India course-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7kw4iV3kJw

UWC MC Environmental campaign vid-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJQxfyL4SVI

Seema

For the update Seema is a grassroots social enterprise in Maharashtra, India which was started by a second year here called Alisha. Seema empowers women and children from local villages through jewelry making, personal development, and community collaboration. Featuring jewelry of meticulous paper work and high quality supplies, the collection will be sold to an international market with all of the profits devoted to the artisans and their families.

I have recently taken over the post of production manager. Which entails quality checks and the general organisation of providing transport for the women to come onto campus to make the jewelry at our Akshara base. My aim is to get production centers set up in the local villages so we can work towards self regulating production and women.

We are currently only selling in India but are looking to branch out very soon so keep your eyes pealed.

Visit the website here on seemacircle.com

We have a Thursday evening-Sunday evening holiday as it is Indian National Committee selections weekend. As I am in Fire Service I have to stay on campus as it is fire season now and there are many fires. As i am staying, I decided to help out at INC. I am a evening usher so play games and chill with them after there stressful interviews.

I have lots of work and deadlines coming up and so am trying to fit everything in.

Will try and update soon.

Such fun,

Sarah :D.