March 27, 2008- June3, 2008
Dave and Christy briefly traveled to India.
They will return in August.

Blogs from India

Schools and Organizations Dave and Christy have visited:

India Fun Facts

• There are approximately 9,400,000 – 14,000,000 Deaf people in India.
• The practice of yoga dates back to the Indus Valley civilization.
• The number system was invented in India.
• The River Ganges is a sacred river and thought to wash away sins.
• It took 22 years and 20,000 laborers for Shah Jehan to build the Taj Mahal for his wife.
• India is one of the few countries in the World to gain independence without violence.
• The literacy rate in India is 65%.
• India has not invaded another country in 10,000 years.
• India is the largest democracy in the world.
• One out of five people in the world lives in India.
• The game of Chess was invented in India.