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Tue, 5 Apr 2011 | By bonnie | Views [704]
20th February This morning was hectic. The first patient of the day was a young man who had walked from Waucham (5km) after he had put a barianch through his hand (a few days ago) resulting in a wound that needed attention and a serious infection travelling ... Read more >
Tags: cricket, hospital bills, indian serials, khati village life, television
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 | By bonnie | Views [852]
19th February Later in the day Scott has had a couple of children in today with ear infections & and a dressing change on a wound. A quiet day. Sometimes the government doctor (who was last here in December) doesn't come back for a few months, ... Read more >
Tags: government doctor, khati, medical, mountain life, remarriage
Tue, 5 Apr 2011 | By bonnie | Views [866]
After six days of brooding dark grey louds, rain, hail & light snow, this morning dawned clear and with the rising sun an azure blue sky was starkly juxtaposed against snow white mounts and hills around Khati. At first light the cacophany of birds ... Read more >
Tags: khati, medical, mountains, organic crops, seed saving, village life
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
Tea plantations, altitude, steam trains, cold and peace, great zoo and plenty of mountains Himalaya style
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Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By bonnie | Views [827]
16th February This year PEAK has gone back to working in conjunction with the government school. Partially brought on by the erratic timing of classes at the government school that make it impossible to have a reliable timetable structure for the 'Library'.... Read more >
Tags: indian government schooling, poor results, private schooling, teacher absenteeism, teacher violence
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By bonnie | Views [966]
15th February Today I've actually managed to lock myself in our room (an exceptionally rare act for some solitude) but discovered that to get some peace this tactic doesn't always work. Scott (alias Dr Biscott) has just treated Karak (and can I add ... Read more >
Tags: basant panchmi, snow, solar home lighting project
Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By princess2802 | Photo Gallery
Nine days in India was nowhere enough time to take in enough of the cultural wonderland that abounds. I travelled with seventeen students from my school, who were embarking on the adventure of a lifetime to complete the Duke of Edinburgh expedition. There ...
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Mon, 4 Apr 2011 | By bonnie | Views [1351]
14th February Today the Himalayan Griffons ( Gyps himalayensis) are circling close to the village. This usually means a cow met its end overnight either by taking a tumble over a rocky ledge or through a leopard attack. The sky is leaden grey and ... Read more >
Tags: domestic duties, farming, khati, mountain village life, womens work
Sun, 3 Apr 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [964]
Destination: India – West Bengal – Darjeeling – what is
clean, quiet, nice, cool and it’s in India?
From Siliguri,
we take a shared Jeep taxi to Darjeeling, with the driver plus 10 other passengers. Uncomfortable but going up surely. The ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [797] | Comments [1]
Today, I
walked 35 kilometres. I did it
carrying a 12 kilo pack. I was
supposed to have walked only 20 kilometres, pack free.
HAR-HAR.
The disorganisation
of the night before continued as I embarked upon the morning’s ... Read more >
Wed, 30 Mar 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [733]
March 30, 2011. Tapola River Camp. I could feel the sweat building up at the nape of my neck
and my singlet was beginning to stick to my back. That itchy feeling from
sitting on a hard surface for too long was irritating me and I kept ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [795]
I’m finishing the day sitting on the bare floor of my tent, with
my torch hooked to the roof, sleeping bag rolled out next to me, and backpack
shoved underneath it in some attempt to create something akin to a pillow for
the night. It’s been ... Read more >
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 | By chrisaknight | Views [1984] | Comments [2]
After the 14-hour trip by car and 17-hour trip by train to Southern India, it was nice to join the industrialized world again, however briefly, and catch a plane north to the old city of Udaipur. This is the state of Rajasthan, home of the oldest ... Read more >
Tags: india, rajastan, udaipur, wedding
Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery
Place of the Lord Buddha's enlightenment
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Mon, 28 Mar 2011 | By princess2802 | Views [656]
Kundalika River Camp, 3.30pm
I’m watching
the kids be put through their paces in team building exercises. They’re
challenged and on the verge of breaking at times. I am often very glad that I
am no longer the student; constantly ... Read more >
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