Just one of those days
I am in India now for my fieldwork. In Kerala, to be precise. It is the epicentre of Hepatitis A, Mumps, Nipah. You name it! Amidst all this, while doing my fieldwork, I broke my ankle. My fieldwork involves me going to hilly inaccessible regions. There I visit households, talk to them about their water issues, about how they tackle waterborne diseases and what support they might need from the authorities. I also spread awareness about how they can protect themselves from waterborne diseases. The monsoons in Kerala can be a bit ruthless. It rains for days. A broken ankle is actually the least worst thing that could have happened to me but damn it is so painful! I have been to 50 households by now. Each house has its own story to tell. I was really fascinated by it all. But that is not the reason why I have finally decided to write. I have been on bed rest for around 3 weeks now and have been bingeing on Insta. Today I got closure for the 2017 version of me. I am a happ...