This has been my experience in India. Most of the population hates Americans and sees us as bullies, arrogant etc. I'll be traveling to the border of Bangladesh, China, and West Bengal in March and taking my wife for the first time. Most of us forget that historically the British did a pretty good job pissing everyone off before we became the world power and most of the 3rd world sees us as a recent (last 50-75 yrs) extension of the British rule. Also, it doesn't help that in a lot of places the "white" missionaries went there before the British and did a lot of atrocious things in their "fight against the evil cultures of the pagan world."
As for our trip, we're not going to fight their culture. Just to buy 2 motorcycles, 1 jeep, clothing, schoolbooks and food for 300 orphans and some land for a future orphanage. After all, education is not provided there. Also just going to encourage and do some medical work and avoid the "firey mob" of militants for the most part. If anyone wants to be a part of this trip financially, please email me at Renavatio22@hotmail.com. We will provide full documentation of where the money goes, and it all goes to the kids as we have all paid for our trips already. I know that making money in the pennies has been tough lately, but we still have much to be thankful for and therefore reason to be generous.
Ren
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