Today I met with Dr. Lyttle and his family. We rode about an hour outside of Bangalore to Bannerghata to go on a "safari" in the biological national park. On the safari we saw white tigers, bengal tigers and lions. The bears were not being shown.
I saw a much uglier side of Bangalore today. There were more shanty towns in this area. When we drove pass an alley, I saw a house covered in trash, literally. There was trash on the roof and the trash draped over the cover of the porch. It was unbelievable! But that is the norm here. I really believe that the money used to place lanes in the roads would have been more useful for trash pick up. Dr Lyttle informed me that Bangalore is far different than the rest of India. Due to it's technological advances, it is more western than the other cities. I will get to see the differences tomorrow in Vellore. We will be there visiting the medical school to obtain information about starting a second pilot program. During this time I will learn more about what the organization it trying to accomplish.
I am not sure how easy it is to obtain internet access there (probably not too bad since there is an affluent medical school there), but I will definitely share what I learn with everyone. Until then, take care!
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