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We're home - well four of us are

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On our way home 🛫🇬🇧

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Safe travels Team India 🇮🇳🛫🛬🇬🇧

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We are coming home #hgscominghome

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Presentation done. The girls will be introducing their project to everyone back home shortly. Its been a difficult topic but the project encompasses the theme beautifully #SGLI2019

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This morning is our final day. Its time for the presentations. The girls are ready to present their project for the year ahead #amazingyoungwomen

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Such gorgeous surroundings. A lovely morning for breakfast outside #sunshineandfriends

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After the Bollywood Dance was over it time for the talent show by the students. We had rap, ballet, hula dancing, songs from Alladin and a fabulous contemporary dance performance by our own Daisy #SGLIgotTalent

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Finally after many practices we were finally ready for the performance of the dance. Although we were two members down , we gave it our best shot. #bollywoodbeauties

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Just before lunch we had a Skype call with Mr Anshu Gupta, Social Entrepreneur and founder of Goonj. Interesting insight into how the company is using urban discarded materials to help to alleviate poverty #goonj

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After dance practice Ms Shukla Bose from the Parikrma Humanity Foundation in Bengalore spoke to us about her work. She founded Parikrma after giving up her job as a CEO and volunteering with Mother Teresa for 7 years . A remarkable lady providing an education to the poor children

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Given the excitement of yesterday today was a little more chilled. After a cynotyping masterclass, it was time for working on their project

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After another exhausting dance practice it was time for the Amazing Race team presentations. #TeamDaisy #TeamOlivia

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And quietly in a corner of the restaurant the teachers had dinner together too. We are very lucky to have met two great new friends from Hawaii. #sgli2019

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A lovely end to the day. All the students in the hotel had dinner together #newfriends #sharedexperiences

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Mrs Pearce and Ms Reynolds returned to the hotel to be greeted with a lovely gift from Manisha, program director. We can wear them at the Bollywood dance display, we need something to distract from our dancing.

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@HGSGeogTrips #TeamDaisy 1st with #TeamOlivia a close 2nd. We didn't let you down HGSGeogTrips.

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So this was our route and we had to get to all the checkpoints listed. We had teams of 5 students, a teacher and a chaperone. Mrs Reynolds had Daisy and Kristen and other students and Mrs Pearce had Olivia and other students and we were sent on our way......

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After racing around Hyderabad Daisy, Kristen and Olivia still know there is work to be done. Emails for their project to be sent, a presentation put together. Moral courage is an interesting, complex issue but they've got to grips with it & have a plan #amazingyoungpeople

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Ms Reynolds and Ms Pearce were very pleased with themselves to have got everyone back in one piece #lovetheshades

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But in true Hitchin Girls School style we took 1st and 2nd across the line. Just goes to show HGSGeography that those map reading lessons are extremely important