Blogging

If you really want to know what I have been doing all summer, you should check out the team blog. That blog gets updated a lot more than this one. http://india.help-international.org/

P.S. Blog post on its way! The internet has been a little unpredictable, but it is getting better every day!

Twisty Bobcat Pretzel

Happy Sunday!

So, I have decided that my posts have been a little too serious. I decided that I would lighten up the blog by posting about my yoga master class. A few days ago I posted a very attractive photo of a yoga workshop class (See Picture 1). Well, I was so inspired by this poster that I convinced Melissa and Seth to go to the workshop with me.



Here are some of the highlights of this class...please do not be intimidated by our expert yoga poses. Caution: This class started at 5:00 am...therefore, makeup was not a possibility.



And this is what our poses should have looked like....

On the bright side...Melissa, Seth, and I were able to take a picture with the yoga master and met a cute little girl.

Well, I have all summer to work on these poses. By the time I come home I will have truly earned the title of "Twisty, bobcat pretzel."

So it Begins...

Howdy,

Welcome to my wonderful blog! I created this blog so that you can follow me as I work and live in India. This summer I have an amazing opportunity to work with a non-profit organization called HELP International. Over the next three and a half months I will have the opportunity to improve the quality of life in India through PUBLIC HEALTH! Yes, my love for public health required that it be capitalized in the previous sentence. A few projects that HELP International will be working on include anti-human trafficking, sanitation, nutrition, and education.

For those of you who don't know me, my name is Melanie Chao. I am currently a student at BYU majoring in public health. I love BYU, but I am a Notre Dame fan at heart. Go Fighting Irish!

I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I have to serve in India this summer. Hopefully I will finish packing before the sun comes up. If not, my flight plans may have to change. I am kidding, but I finally understand why people dislike packing so much. Haha. See you soon!

P.S. I posted a thought provoking, interesting, and well produced youtube video below. Let the mind blowing begin!