Our first stop in Ladakh was
a place called SECMOL that runs an alternative school for students who fail their
class 10 board examinations. The organization previously worked with the
government to create a Ladakh-specific curriculum for the schools in that area,
but due to a falling out between the local government and them, now just
focuses on the school. We arrived in the down-time between school sessions and
got to spend a ton of time relaxing and chilling with the Ladakhi students. We
played cricket, tried slacklining, played cards, sang, and danced with them
over the week. Not to mention helping out in the kitchen and volunteering some
hours to conversation classes. Caleb and I went swimming in the frigid Indus River
and the whole group followed an ex-student, Chamba, to the top of the SECMOL
Mountain. The food there was amazing and I probably could have stayed there for
months if we had the time.
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