We just had an amazing time with fellow Williams alumna Elizabeth Sewell '06 in Hyderabad and Kalleda, located in the state of Andra Pradesh. She has moved there to volunteer for an NGO and run a youth empowerment program at a rural school in the village of Kalleda. She picked us up on the crazy streets of the capital city Hyderabad and as her host had a business meeting over dinner, he invited all of us to come along and have an amazing meal on his partner's dime. It was great to catch up with Elizabeth and the next day we got on a 6AM train to her village. Kalleda is a small rural town in the district of Warangal where the majority of the residents are farmers. We were greeted by the neatly uniformed school children as we entered the school being run by the NGO Elizabeth is working for. The school is highly focused on spurring student creativity and creating a culture of ownership in the school and education. Walking through the halls I was very impressed with the culture created within the school and how eager teachers were to get feedback from us. We had a great dinner with Elizabeth's boss in the evening and I truly enjoyed listening to this spirited woman's vision for the school in Kalleda. This afternoon Elizabeth gave us a tour of Waranagal where we visited some beautiful temples and old fort ruins.
It was great to catch up with her and we look forward to when our paths will cross again.
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