Second Tour

So a week ago we returned from the second of the semesters' two tours - this one to Bangalore, Hampi, Hyderabad, and Chennai. A much-needed break, an opportunity to spend some quality time with the students, and a chance to see some really amazing new places.

Dr. Arun and Harmar contemplate the setting sun on the top of the Golconda fort in Hyderabad

Students gaze up at one the mausoleums at the Qutub Shahi Tombs in Hyderabad

Ramesh and Krishna, the young boys dressed up as Hanuman (the monkey-faced God) who took Lauren, Trudy, and I on a full-morning tour of their favorite places in Hampi. Ramesh spoke excellent English - he has never gone to school but has learned it all from foreigners who have come to Hampi.

Gazing out over the boulder-strewn landscape of Hampi