After arranging the pounding shots, handy backpack, double entry visa and other hardware. Finishing my final presentations, essays and exams, today officially my holiday has started, counting down to wednesday until I leave for a 3.5 month trip to India & Nepal. Although my mind has not yet switched over completely and there are loads of practical stuff to be arranged still, with this in prospect, everything seems to be(come) just fine. Looking forward to this journey is clearly an understatement. What more can I say: I am thrilled!
INDIA - Despite pressing problems such as significant overpopulation, environmental degradation, extensive poverty, and widespread corruption, rapid economic development is fueling the country's rise on the world stage. (according to the CIA). With a population of 1,156,897,766 it is likely I will just meet a few people and due to it rather large area of 3,287,263 sq km, making it worlds 7th largest country, I will just see a bit of it in the coming months. One thing is certain, India varied and on this blog I will express my experiences and adventures.
WORKSHOP - Together with a group of 50+ international students from Spain, Portugal, Germany, India and of-course us, a group from the TU Delft representing Holland will be located in Ahmedabad, in the West of India. I will follow a two month architecture dwelling workshop, completely focussing on sustainability, what you can imagine, is challenging in such a dynamic country.
BEFOREHAND - We made some time in our schedule to do some touristic "site-seeing" before the workshop starts on February the 14th. I'll try to keep this blog pumping with typical adventures stories of packed train rides, tacky photos of me in front of the Taj Mahal in a lungi, in depth description of weird scenarios and the indescribable taste of indian food or/and the undesirable aftermath of it. All will be sauced over by an overdose of beautiful Architecture imagery.
AFTERWARDS - Yeah, afterwards will probably be fun too. Hopefully, I'll travel South through Mumbai (Bollywood yeah) even more down South to Goa (Portuguese). But the main goal afterwards is to find myself walking through Nepal.
Surely these are all man made plans and I'm curious what sort of facts I've shared on this blog over a couple of months.
