Dear friends,

As you may have heard, the 10th anniversary of UG India is going to be celebrated in autumn. First it looked like that only "legends", who contributed a lot to the development of UG India, were invited, but now also young people can come to Bangalore. In some parts their program will be a little bit different, but all in all there's an action week again.
It will take place from Oct 23rd to Nov 9th 2007, as it looks like now, arrival and departure in Chennai (Madras), details will follow.
So, if you're interested in going or if you need more information, don't hesitate to contact us, the Indians would like to know who's coming latest in mid-August. Also you need time to prepare, especially the necessary vaccinations take some time.
I was last year in Bangalore and I can only recommend it. It was a great experience, a very warm welcome, not as scary as it sometimes seems and a memory I won't forget. I don't know yet how the program will look like this year, but for example we started with a few acclimatisation days at the wonderful beaches of Mahabalipuram (you will be able to pronounce it) and then spent some time at Ariwu/Peace Child/United Games India office in Rajarajeshwari Nagar (more difficult) in Bangalore and on the countryside (I'll always forget the name), where we were working in schools, building, painting, playing, unfortunately for the kids there also singing. What I want to say is, and I can only repeat myself: Go! Do it as soon as you can somehow afford it concerning time and money (flight, travel money, I needed about 1000€), it's worth it.
So, let us know how the idea sounds to you, so long,

Romed