In the afternoon of the second day in India, we had the pleasure to listen a talk from Mr. Shuichi Ohno, the executive director in charge of international programs at the Nippon Foundation. Let my say first that it was a brilliant talk. And I’m not saying that because, I’m a Nippon Foundation Scholar. I [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
I left Japan, without knowing what to expect about BABA retreat. I knew that many discussions and invited lectures were scheduled but, what exactly we should do there it was a mystery to me. Then, I left Japan heading for Singapore where I was supposed to meet other BABA participants including some fellows of the Nikkei [...]
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
From the International Airport of Narita you can find different ways to reach India. As we should meet the other participants in Singapore, my friend Akira booked 2 Singapore Airlines' tickets. The plan was to depart on February 7th from Narita at 11:30, meet everybody in Singapore, opt for a city tour during the 6 hours transfer, and take the plane to Delhi. Arriving in Delhi, we all should shift to a local airline to Bhubaneswar, and finally 2 hours by bus until the Toshali Resort.
BABA06 Beijing2009 Video Communique Part 01 Opening
We had been told, that the Gandhi Commnunity shelters around 2000 people, including persons with active Hansen disease. Some of this patients with sequelae live with their relatives in the community.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
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