Hey there, get ready a wild tonal shift from "what is the best roof in this city upon which I can watch Octopussy" to "staggering scale of economic disparity on display." I've learned about the 1% in America, and seen the haves in have-nots in Bangkok, but these pale in comparison to the grand scale of class in India. Lavish consumer malls; destitution.
On Earth Day in the spring, my fellow teacher / friend Scott and I were able to take a small group of students on a tour of the largest landfill in Delhi. It is a mountain of trash with roads cutting up to the top. As we walked on the solid road made entirely of trash, trucks with more garbage rumbled by. The mound was smoking from various articles of trash decomposing and spontaneously catching on fire.
Dozens of people, mostly in families (including small children) scour the surface for recyclable materials to sell.
On Earth Day in the spring, my fellow teacher / friend Scott and I were able to take a small group of students on a tour of the largest landfill in Delhi. It is a mountain of trash with roads cutting up to the top. As we walked on the solid road made entirely of trash, trucks with more garbage rumbled by. The mound was smoking from various articles of trash decomposing and spontaneously catching on fire.
Dozens of people, mostly in families (including small children) scour the surface for recyclable materials to sell.
