INDIA | Sunday, 7 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Sunday, 7 Oct 2012 | Views [274]
This week we had one day off work because it was the 143 birthday of Mahatama ( great soul) Ghandi. You are right he was assassinated in 1948 but as the Father of India he is pretty much venerated. Because he did not drink alcohol, as a sign of respect ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 4 Oct 2012 | Views [270]
The second story of a property is being built next to the school I am working at. it is really interesting on lots of levels watching it being built. Today's shared observation is the amount of the heavy work that the women do.Other foreign folks have ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 4 Oct 2012 | Views [207]
So you are a local crossing a busy road. Vehicles are everywhere. 40 rickshaws, a couple of ( beautifully painted) trucks, and a hundred mopeds with anything from 1 to 5 people on them are coming right at you. You are about to be run over and meet an ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 2 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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INDIA | Tuesday, 2 Oct 2012 | Views [219]
I don't work in Children' services in the UK so I don't really have much to compare the provision of education here with but- at Shristi which is a charity providing life skills and 'education' to young people from 2 to young adults and is classed as ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 29 Sep 2012 | Views [262]
What age am I? 2 things again. 1. Teachers at work keep calling me Ma'am or even Madam. I absoulutley know it is a sign of respect but it is also an age thing. The staff are are mostly younger than me but until I heard them carry on saying Madam after ... Read more >
INDIA | Saturday, 29 Sep 2012 | Photo Gallery
first home in Jyothinagar, Nagarbhavi, Bangalore
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INDIA | Saturday, 29 Sep 2012 | Views [309]
Well it is the weekend and I am glad of the rest from that thing you have to do in a new job- smile constantly so that hopefully you look approachable and friendly ( though in my case I can look a wee bit deranged!) , try and remember new names ( and ... Read more >
INDIA | Friday, 28 Sep 2012 | Views [279]
The great about being a stranger in town is commenting on stuff that is everyday to the people who live and work there. but before I forget if you are booking a hotel in Bangalore don't assume that the rooms on the website resemble the actual room you ... Read more >
INDIA | Thursday, 27 Sep 2012 | Views [185]
So I arrive early to work to find that most of the children and teachers are on the covered terrace starting a yoga session. I sit with them and realise that they are the bendiest children I have ever seen in my life. The children and teachers are ... Read more >
INDIA | Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012 | Views [259]
Well I'm here. this blog is as much a memory bank for me so excuse some of the boring detail but if I don't write it down I will forget within the week! So, a good start. the plane was 80% empty and I got 3 seats to lounge on. Was met by a taxi driver ... Read more >
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