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Brent and Vickie Poirier |
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OUR SHARED JOURNEY OF SERVICE AND FUN MARIPOSA@CYBER-COMMUNITY.COM All rights reserved © 2006 Brent Poirier and
Vickie Hu Poirier |
VICKIE DEPARTS FOR INDIA ! This entry was posted on 10/30/2006 11:19 PM and is filed under Baha'i services, Vickie Professional, Our travels. At long last, all of the approvals,
certifications, and permissions were in hand. Airline reservations were made,
changed, and changed again. Airline tickets were purchased, hotels
investigated and secured. Travel insurance and property insurance were
purchased. Legal documents prepared. Banking arrangements
made. Rotary reimbursements set in motion. Appointments made for
consultations with Vickie in New Delhi and Indore. Items were packed,
shuffled and re-arranged. Vickie packed two 70-pound, one 50-pound, and
two 12-pound bags, in addition to a humongous handmade purse/ carry-all /
computer carrier. So much was needed because Vickie is going in many
capacities: As a professional, she has her various tools; as an artist she
has three cameras as well as painting supplies. As a Baha'i she has
books. As a grad student she has textbooks. As a Rotary
Ambassadorial Scholar she has gifts from the Rotarians here to the Rotarians in
India. Fabrics. Photos of family and of New Mexico. Sewing
items. Finally, the day came last Saturday, October 28th, when everything
was ready, and Vickie flew off.
This is fabric I had earlier purchased at the Barli Institute, made by the girls who are students there. The white wand-like item near their teacher's right hand is actually a kind of pen they use, that holds dye used in the batik process. I purchased the purple batik fabric on the table; it was intended to be cut out and fabricated into a dress.  Here's what Vickie did with that fabric. This is the Punjabi style of Indian garment -- with a bit of flair added by Vickie.  Here we are in our front yard, just a few hours before traveling to the airport.  And here's Vickie, primed to go. She was prepared in every way -- mentally, spiritually, professionally, physically. A few hours later she was India-bound, on Malaysia Airlines via Taipei and Kuala Lumpur. More info as Vickie sends photos and information from India; but she needs time to recover from the jet lag. Also, she has a very short time to get her feet on the ground; make her Rotary contacts; make her Baha'i contacts regarding their goals for the social advancement of the young women they serve; get caught up on her homework -- Vickie is also enrolled as a grad student at Southern New Hampshire University, and taking Master's-level coursework via the Internet in the midst of it all. |
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