I've been attempting to organize an itinerary, but am having serious problems. The main issue is that there are simply too many things that I want to see and too little time. Right now the itinerary looks something like this:
Ajmer, Pushkar, Bundi, Chittor, Udaipur, Mt Abu, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Delhi, Agra, Jaipur
which is simply too many cities in too few days, while still missing out on the Golden Temple and Fatehpur Sikri. I'm working with Dad to try to figure out what we want to cut out. I've already cut out seeing tigers at Ranthambore, but we're going to be there in the monsoon season, so that might not have been much fun anyway.
I've also finally got the whole visa thing sorted out. There was some confusion about my being able to volunteer with just a tourist visa, but the consulate has assured me that I will be fine. There are just a few extra letters that I have to make sure that I have. Additionally I have to send them my passport so that they can affix the visa to the inside, something that makes me nervous since getting a new passport could potentially be a pain.
Speaking of pain, I went to the travel clinic this past week to get malaria prophylaxis and all of the vaccines that I need. Turns out I needed 4, one of which has 3 doses. Luckily one is oral, so no stick in the arm for that one. I'll also be taking along 2 courses of antibiotics in case I develop a case of Delhi Belly while there.
I have also been trying to get donations from companies for things like scrubs and shoes for both me and the other clinic workers, but so far no luck. Hopefully I'll have more luck in the next few weeks.
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