Bāleshwar

Today was a busy day ..... woke up at the hotel in Balasore and headed to Khemasole, a Dream Centre in a rural area of Orisa. It is the most isolated D.C. we have visited so far. We arrived and the kids had a dance program for us , then we played with them before lunch -made for us on an open 🔥 . I met a little girl who was too young to be legally there (all kids are over 6) but the mother of the D.C. had seen her regularly on the street begging after being beaten by her dad. So one day she went into the village and brought her home. She wouldn't speak to us as she is afraid of adults still but the D.C. parents said she is doing much better.
We travelled again through rural India to reach the second D.C. that was close by. It's the Sirisboni Dream Centre. We arrived at 330 in the heat of the day .... I don't remember EVER sweating so much. We played outside for a bit then brought the girls inside for a manicure. Then we sang and danced with them a few more hours until we had dinner prepared for us. I could get used to Indian food for breakfast lunch and dinner!! Wow can these kids dance. They tried to teach me but couldn't stop laughing to make any real progress.
Again, amazing children, amazing day, amazing India.Read more