Seen as an educated newcomer, Sapna organizes a family tutoring session every other week in her kitchen. Pictured below in the orange, she lays out a mat and has the kids do their homework while she gives them help on drawing, english, math, hindi, and civics.
Through the door behind Sapna is where she lives and sleeps with her husband Prem. Prem means Love and Sapna means Dream. That is Prem's motorcycle in the kitchen on the right side.
Prem works as a delivery boy at a blood-testing lab. He is 21 but since he has a stable job and is the oldest male he has the responsibility of providing for his family, including his mother and 3 younger siblings. He makes 3000 Rs a month which is $800 per year.
Sapna and Prem are having their first child this June. Prem and I became good friends, and he is likely the most genuinely generous person I feel I met during my time there. Spending time with him and Sapna gave me interesting personal experience of the way young couples relate in their culture.
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