Today we traveled between two vastly different worlds. We started our day by waking up at 5:45 in order to eat breakfast and travel to the Modern School. As we drove towards the Modern School, the scenery outside of the bus window changed right before our eyes. Tarps used as roofs for homes transformed into gated houses with beautiful balconies. Our jaws dropped as we walked into this school that felt out of place compared to the other parts of New Delhi we had seen the last two days. A welcoming party greeted us as well as a group of boys from Japan. While jasmine flowers were draped around our neck, and a symbolic candle was lit, we could not believe our eyes. We then walked into a theater and were in shock by how much what we were seeing reminded us of Holton. After watching an amazing assembly put on by 7th graders, we traveled upstairs where we began to bond with the Modern School students. Many of the students reminded us of ourselves, and none of us wanted to leave at the end of our visit. After exchanging names for Facebook, we boarded the bus and drove to Molarbund. It was breath-taking to witness the life in the slums after visiting the Modern School. While we prepared for the carnival we were setting up by sorting candy and toys into different groups based on what size prize they would be, we talked about how the Modern School students would never travel into the slums in order to do community service work. It was heart wrenching to watch the young girls at Molarbund play games that we set up for the carnival and lit up with joy when they won a small toy that normally would be a common household good in almost any of our or the Modern School students houses. Even though we wanted to stay and hang out with the Modern School students, I know we all felt good about the work we were doing at Molarbund. Even though the two schools were very different, we really enjoyed both of them and can’t wait to see what tomorrow at the Taj brings!
-Maggie Bosch
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