Shanti Bhavan Graduating Class

http://www.shantibhavanonline.org/children/seniors.html

The first class of seniors is graduating from Shanti Bhavan next month! They have each written their personal story in their own words and you can read them at the Shanti Bhavan website shown above. SO INCREDIBLE.

I am SO excited to be moving to India for a year! I've decided to start a blog (never done this before) so that all of you wonderful friends and family can have access to my experiences without all the mass emails like last summer! :)

On May 30th, 2010 I will be on a plane to India where I've accepted the job of "Volunteer Coordinator" for the non-profit ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty). I will be working at a school called Shanti Bhavan which is outside of Bangalore in southern India. Shanti Bhavan provides education and support for children and orphans from the most impoverished backgrounds, formerly called the "untouchables" in the Indian caste system. Be sure to check out the links I've posted on my blog for more information!

Besides coordinating the overseas volunteers who come to Shanti Bhavan, I will also be teaching piano lessons, general music, choir, middle school English/English Literature, and other core academic subjects to be decided!