One of the best things about working in the development sector are the perks of extensive travel to remote locations. Cumulatively our team travelled to ten Indian states over the last 12 months, visiting more than 50 villages. When we travel we never know who we might meet, what we will learn or what skills we will acquire. As we regularly get exposed to and can validate our perceptions and knowledge by interacting with communities we work for, there is no routine burn out. We are able to get a better understanding of community beliefs, practices and realities, and build life long relationships with them, through participatory research and interactions. This enables us to design programs which are impactful, comprehensive and culturally relevant. These experiences provide insights and solutions that may have never been considered otherwise, and the opportunity to review, evaluate, and modify our own understanding and practice. Finally our travel helps to collect data on social impact, with the purpose of building evidence and highlighting promising and evidence based programs.