had things gone to plan, kate and myself would have found ourselves in a nice riverside cottage for two days before beginning on the journey below. why this initial getaway didn't occur is a separate story in itself (one that involves much stress and frustration), but the important factor is we eventually were able to join our classmates in angamaly, kerela, in india to spend the following weeks learning deeply about the diversity of social work practice, observing the compassion and enthusiasm for development in kerela, and building relationships with some of the most wonderfully kind and generous social worker students i've ever met.
