The last few weeks have been filled to the brim with celebrations, visits and an opportunity to know life here. We celebrated the First Communion of Milka's sons - a joyous event held on a rooftop.
We visited Anand Ashram, the original location of Asha Niketan Bangalore. It's been 8 years since the community moved to Koramangala, but the men seemed to feel so at home there - touring the gardens, and pointing out the trees that they had planted and where the workshop used to be. The ashram is now a home for the elderly and an orphanage. We shared tea and songs together.
We also visited Liza's Home - a home for women with disabilities, far outside the city. The director of the home was formerly the director at Asha Niketan. The women were brilliant, welcoming and seemed very happy to join in dancing and singing. I found particular kinship with Hazel, who greeted me from behind the keyboard as we entered their home - what a surprise when I realized that she had no hands! It truly forced me to look at the world from a different angle, as she played and sang beautifully.
Thus far, the new year has been filled with many blessings.
I've had the opportunity to meet a wide variety of people, celebrate new festivals, learned to worship in new ways, and, I think, started to realize the reason (or reasons) why I'm here.
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