Back to India for the Long Haul: The Possibilities are now Beginning
It is with great trepidation, excitement and anticipation that I write this post. I'm dutifully preparing our next stage for Ellie Fun Day. There have been doing many things leading up to this momentus moment. We've dialoged, prayed, and researched countless hours to get us to this point in time…and it feels like this is just the beginning. 2012 was a year full of connections and excellent building of our skills as social entrepreneurs. 2013 will be the year of growth for Ellie Fun Day as we will be hitting the ground running to start training our women in India. This year will determine if all of our hypotheses will work! You my friends have a been a large part in our growing success and now we are asking you to SHARE about our journey. The more people that know about what we do, the more women's lives will be changed! 
This Saturday I will journey with my dear friends Calvina and my husband back to Kolkata for one week to shadow under our friends at Freeset. They've been an amazing support to us ( they make our EFD bags!) We are excited to hear new stories of Freedom. Amazing people like Kerry and Annie Hilton have uprooted their lives to make a difference in their corner of their world and they have been an inspiration to us. Then we are off to Kerala where our women are to begin training. I will be living in India for a whole 5 weeks to get this kicked-off and started. In preparation for our time back in India, Elton and I watched an academy award winning documentary "Born into Brothels". It's a courageous story of hope in the middle of the red-light district in Kolkata. Zana Brisk, photographer decided to live amongst the people there and teach the children how to use photography as a way to express their emotions and what they see. She faces many challenges due to their economic and social situation. From getting a passport to convincing one of the children to travel to the Netherlands for a photography exhibition. She's reminded me that the difficulty of what she had to endure was worth it. A true testament to her work is through the story of one of the children, Avijit, who has now become a film student at NYU. He's even launched a kickstarter to help fund a film of his. Just through simple decisions of choosing to make a difference, she's been able to empower a generation that never possibly had the opportunity to. That's my calling in life is to use my gifts and talents to be given away in a way that matters. That is how I will determine the success of Ellie Fun Day. I can't wait to see what this year brings! Continue to follow and share about our journey here!
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