Helping people in India
Earlier in 2024 I visited the West Bengal and Jharkhand regions of North East India. This was a long held dream to visit India, but I didn't want to just see the country - instead I wanted to utilise my skills to help people in the local communities there. Starting in Kolkata word quickly spread and family member after family member came to see me. But it was in a small village near Ranchi that word seemed to go viral.
We'd managed to organise a cricket game for the afternoon, but on my return to the family home I was staying at there was a lounge full of people waiting to be seen. It wasn't until after midnight that everyone had been seen on that occasion!
Overall it was an amazing experience and particularly enjoyable because I could use my skills to help those people in communities who had no access to this kind of help.
And a huge thank you to the families who provided accommodation and such excellent translation services!
