A day in the life at FF

Spent Monday with the FF team learning about their every day work to fight sex trafficking in India.  Thank you A/M/S/E at the FF Pune office for showing me around the courthouse, guiding me through the red light district, and sharing your stories with me.  Keep persevering as you fight the good fight and work tirelessly with conviction and passion to seek justice and enforce PITA (Immoral Trafficking Prevention Act).

Not many pictures to share due to the sensitivity of the business but here are some of the streets of India.  That's right, I braved walking and crossing the streets through all the motobikes, richshaws and cars driving every which way.

Main temple in Pune

Lamps for Diwali

Bright colors everywhere!

The Chinese are everywhere!

I thought this slightly odd and possible a bit wrong.  Mixing Chinese and Indian into Italian cuisine...

Family time

Caught this nice moment at dusk.

Sunday in Pune

Introduction to Naga people and the expat Christian community in Pune at NCF.   My first Indian meal.  Kids playing cricket.  The top of Pune.

Drive to Pune

Taking in my first hours in India...

Auto Rickshaw

 India, right?  Not China.

Coke and Food better together...

"horn OK please" and "stop signal"

rest stop water fountain.  i opted for a bottle of coke.

And, the journey continues...detouring through India and SE Asia

India was never a country at the top of my bucket list to visit.  However, my eye has turned toward this fascinating country after getting involved with Freedom Firm.  This is Stop 1 in my 9 week detour.  The flight route: SFO-(ICN)-SIN-BOM.  Total flight time: 24 hours.  Add on another 4.5 hours drive from Mumbai to Pune (Poo-na).  Welcome to Incredible India!

All packed.  Big sack = 13kg.

SFO

ICN: A stopover in "Gangnam style" country.

SIN: Dead quiet in the middle of the night...

BOM: one deep breath for you Chuck...

Pune just ahead...

My "home" in SF

A big thank you to G/B/H/C for welcoming me into your home.  I thoroughly enjoyed all the sights and sounds and will miss them.  Celebrating the little graces with a bunch of gratitude...