India!

I'm finally going to India! I've been thinking about going for awhile now, but never looked into it seriously until this year.  This is the last real summer that I will have since there is no break between 3rd and 4th year of vet school.   I decided that I didn't want to waste it and that I wanted to get some traveling in while I still can.  I started looking at international veterinary opportunities and stumbled across Tree of Life for Animals.  They are a British organization that has set up a veterinary clinic in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India.  The main focus of the clinic is rabies eradication and animal sterilization, but they also operate a rescue van and care for some of the working animals in the area.

It was very easy to set up my trip to volunteer with their clinic.  I e-mailed the lovely volunteer coordinator, Kym, gave her my dates, and we were all set.  I'll be there for all of June, staying in the town of Pushkar and commuting daily (about a half hour) to Ajmer.  Pushkar is one of the holiest cities in India with many temples and the only Brahma temple in existence.  I'm looking forward to exploring its streets on my days off.  Ajmer is a very holy Muslim city where pilgrims come every year. 

I decided to set up this blog to keep everyone posted as to what I am doing and learning while I am there.  My dad is also coming for the first two weeks in July and we will be traveling all around Rajasthan (with possible stops in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh to see the Golden Temple and Taj). I don't leave for another month and a half, but I am already itching to get on a plane!