Back from Kerala

So I'm back from our week-long tour through the neighboring state of Kerala (actually, I've been back for about a week but have been too insanely busy to write!) Kerala's slogan is "God's own country," and everytime I go, I understand why. Beautiful.

Highlights include stumbling across a wild elephant at a watering hole on a trek through a tiger reserve, watching students try to climb coconut trees, being offered a teaching job at a convent school in Tekkedy, sharing a couple longed-for beers with the students, and chilling out with Kashmiri vendors who remembered me from when I was a student two years ago! All in all, a fantastic time.

SITA students Mark, Ambika, Cori, Lizzie, and Brendan smile for the camera during a day trek through Periyar Tiger Reserve. That dot in the background is a wild elephant. (It was cooler in person.)