Uneven Pavement

Hi, Well I have been lagging on the blog posts because I have been enjoying my time here! Today I had a day for me, myself and I. I tend to have a lot of those. I love to be inspired and I really enjoy life and all it has to offer! Some of you that are very close and dear to me know that winter term was horrible for me, honestly I can say one of the worst times of my life, if not the worst!.The good thing thought is that I learned a lot about myself, which is very good and in the long run no permanent damage happened just simple life learning :) I am so so fortunate and want to thank all my friends and family and remind you that I love you, with out you I would not be where I am today and doing the things I dream to do! I am currently enjoying India, and I am soo so happy I came! I love love love doing community service and working as a Public Health student, and I am doing exactly that here as well as learning about myself along the way! (as I always do anytime I travel anywhere

Hi all, yesterday I got sick so I was not able to update my blog, and sadly all my devices ran out of battery so I was not able to take pictures :(. I finally borrowed a plug converter from my accommodation manager so I won't be struggling anymore trying to borrow my roommates' plug. So yesterday I met some more friends who are local, so I am excited for them to show me around, we have started making plans to travel to all the must-sees in India. I am currently still trying to learn how to survive...I have never been much of a cook and being alone, and trying to learn is still a challenge, and I wont be able to afford eating out all the time. Another dilemma is that my credit card expires next month!!!! My card was going to be my savior if I ran out of money, and now I won't have that means of salvation...so now I am counting every cent I have, and really trying to stretch my money. Any food tips comment below! Anyway enough of the sad stories. Today I went on my first

Today was my first day with the MAMTA Health Institute for mother and child! So for those of you who may not know MAMTA is a non-profit, NGO that aims to "empower the undeserved and marginalized individuals and community through gender sensitive participatory processes for achieving optimal and sustainable health and development" (mission statement). The staff at MAMTA is amazing, and I am so excited to further work with them, my task now is to determine exactly where I want to do my projects/research. I am currently debating between Maternal Health and Reproductive Health in adolescents ( sexual activity in India sometimes starts at the age of 10!!! and a huge percentage of 14 year olds are sexually active/pregnant or married). I also met a wonderful young Punjabi girl who will be a part of the MAMTA internship as well, she is very beautiful and attends Delhi University. She took me to an Indian restaurant where I tried my first dish!!! (and I forgot what it was called...

Well today was my first day in New Delhi! I arrived  at 1am  and was picked up on time (yay because my friend waited 3hrs). I was lucky to come on the day that the place I am staying at was hosting a Mango-Lia Day! We hoped on to a car and headed to a nice place close by where we were greeted with mango necklaces and lots and lots of mangoes to eat!!! And boy were they delicious! I ate like 10 and then I was stuffed!!! After that we had dominoes pizza for lunch...but as you may already imagine it was a little different! All vegetarian of course (I hope I lose some weight while I am here ;)) mine had pieces of corn and cheese! It was good. After we ate we headed to the pool, but this was not so much fun, as there were 4 ladies including myself and 20 old men came in and joined...some only with underwear on... (offically first culture shock) And so we fled the situation and took a small taxi and then I rode the metro! Which was super cool because they have a section for women only. On m

I made it to Korea!!! it was a very longgggggggggg plane ride (11hrs) and the last hour I started to feel sick, but I was able to take care of myself and now I am feeling my healthy self again! The plane ride was an experience in itself. First off it was the biggest plane I've ever flown in with 8 seats of width!!! and 12 flight attendants (yes, I counted). I thought it was very nice that  all the passengers got their own pair of slippers ^_^. Another thing I had never seen was that we all got hot wet towels handed to us from baskets with tongs which people seemed to use to either clean their hands or wipe their face, I choose to clean my hands. Lastly I got to enjoy some "Bibimbap" which is a famous Korean cuisine composed of steamed rice, minced beef and other veggies! xoxo, Yesi P.S Kudos to Asiana Airlines they collected money for UNICEF!!!!! what a great way to give back, and what a great idea to collect loose currency, a money little adds up!!!

Hi Friends, Family and All!!! I am currently sleepless in Seattle ;) waiting to board, then I shall be on my way to Korea!!! I cannot wait, even my boarding pass is cute! (it has a little anime plane on it). Also THANKS A MILLION to all my Family, Friends and Mentors who gave me monetary gifts as a  graduation present!!! This trip will be more enjoyable thanks to you!  Besos, Yesi