For funding my Eagle Scout Project I have been doing tour walks. Connor and I run a business called High Urban Trekkers…I guess you could call it a business but whatever. So, Connor and I will take journeymen and teams that come in Delhi on walks like in awesome ruins. Then we’ll tell them about the ruins and why their there and who built them and stuff. So, that’s how I’ve been getting my money to fund my project. I also have put in a request to AWA(American Women’s Association) to see if they could help fund some of my project. They have already emailed me back saying that they can fund only a little bit. That’s fine cause I think the money I’m raising will be efficient.
Sooo. The first walk Connor and I did was the Tughlakabad walk. That was like a long time ago. 10/18/2009. A long time ago. Hahahaa. We went to this fort with a bunch of journeymen and just talked about it. It was good. It went well.
The second walk was the Hauz Khas walk. 11/14/2009. What was that? Like two weeks ago? I’m too lazy to do the math. You can do it though if you want. Hauz Khas is like a forest and they have deer in cages and stuff. It’s pretty cool. They have a tank full of water that’s green. It’s pretty gross. If it were kool-aid it would be okay, but it wasn’t. Sometimes people go swimming in it. It’s disgusting. Hahahaa.
Yep, that’s the green water friends! Doesn’t look so green, but it was. Believe me. Hahaha.
And that’s some sort of fountain thing that shoots water. Looks like a boat.
This is inside one of the structures. It’s grass and some dome shaped building. Also a random man.
After the tour everyone went home except for some of us that played Frisbee in some parks in Hauz Khas. We played Frisbee golf. We had to hit things with the Frisbees and try to get it in the least number of throws. It was actually a lot of fun.
Everyone went home except for Scott, me, and my friend – his name is Topher. We had some limca and then there was this random guru dude standing around. So I convinced Scott to stand beside him so I could take his picture.
Right when I was going to take the picture the man started to talk away, so the picture wasn’t perfect! He said he wanted money, so the three of us got together and all contributed to the cause.
And then finally…the result…
That walk was pretty exciting and very fun! Especially the Frisbee part! Now…the third walk was in Old Delhi. 11/21/2009. This walk was just last Saturday! Connor and I did not lead this walk…we had a guest speaker lead this walk. My father! I just came along for fun. Connor slept in. hahaha. Old Delhi is pretty crazy. If you ever go you’ll know what I mean. They’re random lanes going everywhere and it is super crowded and such. We stopped at a shop and had breakfast. When my Dad does this tour we always stop there because they have awesome paranthas(bread stuff that’s like fried and yeah!). It’s amazing food. AMAZING!
I had a paneer parantha! It has cheese in it. It was pretty much amazing. Oh, did I mention that paranthas are amazing? Well they are! HA! :P
After our breakfast we continued to walk around and then finally we ended up at the end of the tour in a mosque called the Jamid Masjid…and I probably just spelt that wrong. Hahahaha. At the Jamid Masjid there’s a minaret you can climb. A minaret is a tower by the way guys. And there’s a cool breeze at the top and an okay view.
When the walk was finished we went and ate at KFC! Right when we walked in they started playing snow patrol…and I was like yes, this day keeps on getting better and better. Yep, it was a good day! Lindsay got some good pictures of the walk but she hasn’t posted them anywhere yet. I’m pretty excited about seeing them.
That’s how the walks have been going on! Now I’m going to tell you about some of the stuff we’ve been doing in the park. As I said in my post, "Your Appearance," when we first got there crowds of kids followed us…I think the kids are getting used to us so there’s not as much staring and stuff. One time I went with a few volunteers to help dig holes and clean up the park. When we got on site the man we were working with wasn’t there…so it seemed like nothing was going to happen. That’s when a random lady showed up with a pick axe. Yes, a pick axe..it’s not even a shovel. So, we set off to the park, while I’m wondering how were gonna dig 19 holes with a pick axe. Hahahahaha. We got there and my Dad and I took turns at…I guess you call it… “picking” the ground. Hahaha. In about 15 minutes there were many shovels and pick axes and the kids in the neighborhood were helping digging the holes! I was pretty happy about that! While all the kids were digging the holes the volunteers and our family started to pick up trash.
Here are some pictures of some of the kids digging holes and me and my volunteers picking up trash…I also threw in some random pictures of a cool dog and some pigs.
There was a dead rat.
My loyal volunteer, Stacey, picked up the rat and put it in the bag…
This was a dog dressed for winter! It’s getting quite chilly in Delhi! I don’t get why Indians think stray dogs need clothes. They already have fur.
Sooooo…That’s what has been happening with my Eagle Project guys! I have a special way to describe my Eagle Scout project now! With hand motions! Hahaha. Last homeschool group my Mum was talking about my Eagle Project and how it sounds lame if you call it your stupid Eagle Project. So, me, Connor and a friend(Rachel!:D) made up cool motions to make my project sound awesome-er.
I’m sorry this was like a super long blog post! I’m hoping to go back to the site Monday and start to get things wrapped up. Honestly I’m pretty sick of this project! So, just pray that I can wrap up everything really soon and stop being a little Eaglet and move on with life.
If you have any questions about my project you can leave a comment or whatever. Oh, I'm also sorry about the pictures! You probably see the big white spaces between them...yeah I dont know what happened. This is my frst time putting pictures on my blog so I'm still getting the hang of it. Bear with me:)
Thank you everyone who has helped donate, volunteer, and support me in this quest to greatness. Quest to greatness…that sounds nifty. Coooool.
Special thanks to:
Stacey – for picking up the dead rat. We need more people like you in this world.
A super awesome EAGLE…
clayton high
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