We went to visit Patilji Sr. and Jr. of BIRDS, an organization working in rural areas near Belgam, in Karnataka. They were on their way back home and had stopped in Bangalaore where Kristeen and I introduced ourselves and they invited us on the spot to come see their work. Parmod Sharma of Yuvsatta in Chandigarh had highly recommended we meet with them, so we agreed to join them on the bus ride that very night. After the morning meeting, we visited a fair with crafts from all over India that Jayashree had told us about. There was live music, beautiful statues, paintings and all kinds of art and crafts.That night we found ourselves on a bus to the countryside.