So, first of all, this keyboard's a bit different to my one at home so I apologise for any typos in advance.
I arrived in Goa safe and sound first thing yesterday morning and even the journey from the airport is an adventure. We went past everything from people sleeping under a single sheet of canvas to huge, portugese style mansions. Of course there was also the standard cows, goats and stray dogs wandering around.
The first thing which hit me, as always was the smell. If you've ever been to India then you'll know exactly what I mean but if you haven't then it's a little harder to explain. It's like the air is spicy and then as you drive along, you smell a million different things in five minutes.
We arrived at the camp when everything was still really quiet because it was so early but we got given a proper Indian welcome (a bindi on the forehead and then rice sprinkled over our heads) and then got taken to our room which had two sets of (very hard) bunk beds. I had a sleep for most of the morning and then spent the afternoon in a hammock under palm trees which is in the courtyard of where I'm staying - bliss.
The only downside is that me and Poppy, another girl that's come with BUNAC, were told that the camp was right by the beach, when in fact it's about a 30 minute walk away so you do get the feeling that noone from BUNAC has actually ever visited the camp before, which is a little worrying.
Everyone here is lovely but they've already been here for nearly a month so they're definitely more experienced then we are but they're leaving soon and 12 new people are coming on friday so it will be nice to not be the brand new ones anymore.
I'm sorry I don't have any pictures yet but I've been too busy taking everything in to keep whipping my camera out but I promise that I'll try soon.
I arrived in Goa safe and sound first thing yesterday morning and even the journey from the airport is an adventure. We went past everything from people sleeping under a single sheet of canvas to huge, portugese style mansions. Of course there was also the standard cows, goats and stray dogs wandering around.
The first thing which hit me, as always was the smell. If you've ever been to India then you'll know exactly what I mean but if you haven't then it's a little harder to explain. It's like the air is spicy and then as you drive along, you smell a million different things in five minutes.
We arrived at the camp when everything was still really quiet because it was so early but we got given a proper Indian welcome (a bindi on the forehead and then rice sprinkled over our heads) and then got taken to our room which had two sets of (very hard) bunk beds. I had a sleep for most of the morning and then spent the afternoon in a hammock under palm trees which is in the courtyard of where I'm staying - bliss.
The only downside is that me and Poppy, another girl that's come with BUNAC, were told that the camp was right by the beach, when in fact it's about a 30 minute walk away so you do get the feeling that noone from BUNAC has actually ever visited the camp before, which is a little worrying.
Everyone here is lovely but they've already been here for nearly a month so they're definitely more experienced then we are but they're leaving soon and 12 new people are coming on friday so it will be nice to not be the brand new ones anymore.
I'm sorry I don't have any pictures yet but I've been too busy taking everything in to keep whipping my camera out but I promise that I'll try soon.
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