Kerala, India
Internship at 4th Wave Foundation
August - September 2024
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Grateful for Jomy, Roma and Maria (right to left) for opening their home and fridge during my 6 weeks in Kerala
Boat tour on the beautiful backwaters of Kochi with Mike, Beverly & Kathy from the Alleluia Community Georgia, USA who came for the Spiritual Direction course for JY leaders
Experiencing JY hospitality and friendship in the JY Villa. Breakfast with Manoj Sunny and Beena along with guests from Alleluia community
Diana and CC Joseph, founders of 4th Wave Foundation, pioneering change in local communities. Thankful for giving me the opportunity to intern at their NGO. CC was also previous JY International Coordinator
Boss Lady Sneha
David and I were regular lunch buddies
Mentor Shalini George
The internship provided an opportunity to learn the science of substance prevention. Learned a lot from these guys through research, field work and collaboration. An added bonus, my Malayalam speaking skills improved
Our daily lunch spot, with the 4th wave team.
Always good to see friends from home, afar and near.
Climbing hill of Malayattoor, interceding for Kerala Campus Conference the following week. This hill is believed to have been climbed by St. Thomas, the apostle to India
Kerala Campus Conference
Stacking, cramming, and balancing on bed mats, and pillows for 900+ participants
Definitely did not sneak out to for ice cream
Spontaneous late night conversations are always welcome
Showering taken to another level
Dinner after Connect, a weekly prayer group with tracks serving families, youth and children
Survived an ear infection
Deep conversations with Fr. Shibu while enjoying Kochi night life
Training for trainers (ToT) on "Engaging Youth in Prevention" with representation from Bhutan, Btoswana, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kenya, Nigeria, Philippines, & Uganda read about it here
Collaborating beyond borders, practicing to create proposals and S.M.A.R.T. Goals
Celebrating Onam, the traditional festival of Kerala
Presentation at the ToT regarding the life cycle of a project
Met movie actor Unni Mukundan
and Tiktok photographer Younes Zarou from Germany, followed by 55.7 million
At the beginning of the month I was sleeping on classroom floors, now I'm choosing between 6 butters... what a life!
You won't find a better trio for cultural night MCing... and yes, I am wearing cultural American attire
11th Asian Youth Forum on drug use prevention, with 150 participants from Bhutan, Indonesia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Sweden, UK, USA, & Vietnam.
Honored to have facilitated this group.
Group leaders staying late to compile issues and challenges faced by youth. The topics covered was drafted into a "Youth Declaration" which will be sent to various Governments and Institutions around Asia to demand change and include youth in policy making
Driving around with Cuzzos
Fam bam
Appachan (grandpa) and my Dad's sister's family
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