Emotions

I have been browsing the pictures in our gallery from the past year. I have a lot of stuff going through my mind when I see all the pics from the seminars and other events that I participated in during that time. The past year was, of course, a very significant for me, as the people who knew me of old can definitely guess. I had great expectations about June and my preparation for the traineeship. I got a big pile of books, even a couple of books on Hindi and the Devaganari script! What was I thinking… I’ve just started reading a book on Indian customs and etiquette. I have found the book extremely interesting.

What I have come to realise is that no amount of preparation can prepare me for what I will come across in India. Another realisation is actually only indirectly linked to the traineeship itself: I have realised exactly how much the past year has meant to me. The sheer number of people I have met is staggering. The number and nature of the new experiences I have had… simply amazing. As a dear friend of mine said: “Tästä sun on niiiiiin hyvä jatkaa!”.

Less than three weeks to go

I now have less than three weeks to go before my traineeship is set to start in Hyderabad, India. I’m still waiting for documents required for the Visa application. I’m going to start the application process tomorrow though, even with insufficient information.