Today we finally had a chance to catch up on our sleep…well sort of. Mike, June, and Kim went for a run along the “Queen’s Necklace” and met up with Shefali’s mom at 6:00 this morning. The rest of us slept in before our second big shopping day. A few went to the "electronic market", as the majority of the group thoroughly enjoyed themselves as they shopped for jewelry. Don't worry, their will be a second field trip to that area of town. Both groups enjoyed a drink during their shopping adventures. The electronics group was served lime juice and four glasses of chai masala hot tea (delicious!), which was prepared with cream and sugar. The jewelry shoppers enjoyed coconut water, which was refreshing on an extremely hot day in Mumbai. After shopping for a few hours with Shefali’s parents we were off to the National Association for the Blind for our first day of teaching.
There were 35 participants who were there for our 3 hour presentation on manual therapy that focused on mobilization techniques for the shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle. Brienne led by providing initial instructions to the group, which consisted of a DPT student, a group of blind students and NAB practicing physical therapists. It was quite an experience, as it was challenging to teach blind students how to perform joint mobilizations. However, by the end, each one of us felt we learned just as much as the students and NAB PTs and developed many good memories from this teaching opportunity. We are looking forward to going back again tomorrow to finish up our workshop, which will focus on techniques for the hip, sacroiliac joint and spine.
We then were off to have drinks with none other than the famous Grandma Mathur! (Shefali, thanks for the suggestion!) She was all we had expected and then some! Talk about a sweet and amazing woman! It’s not hard to see where Shefali gets her sweetness (and spunk). We also had an opportunity to talk to Shefali, which was a great chance to catch up on events on the the trip. Group pictures at the Mathurs and then we were off for supper. We went to the Golden Spoon for veggie thali, which for the non-indians out there is a big silver plate with little cups in it. Look at the pics. Then a swarm of servers engulfed us and filled all the cups with a variety of vegetarian delights. The service was great, the food was delicious and again, we left there extremely full. It was absolutely amazing!
That’s all for today’s post. There will be more in the next few days.
Sincerey, Chris
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