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Wed, 28 May 2008 | By mikephall83 | Views [1230] | Comments [1]
How can one describe India? I will try to explain in a way that is truly representative of our time and experiences. Basically, India is everything at once: beautiful yet filthy, sinful yet holy, malicious yet loving, etc. One day you will be flying ... Read more >
Wed, 28 May 2008 | By bonnie | Views [1044]
Thankyou to the wonderful support of the World Nomads Footprints Program, in 2008 PEAK was able to initiate and successfully complete the Potable water/hygiene education project. As explained in a prior entry the project was slow to get going courtesy ... Read more >
Tags: mountain water project
Wed, 28 May 2008 | By bonnie | Views [1440]
BK's Community School or the 'Library' as it is locally called has nearly 70 students from Class 1 to Class 5 enrolled in 2008. Resources including coloured pencils, paint, crayons, glue, coloured paper, games etc have provided a stimulating classroom ... Read more >
Wed, 28 May 2008 | By tamarquina | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 28 May 2008 | By bonnie | Views [814]
People's Environmental Awareness-Khati is undergoing the final touches to the Environment Centre. The area has been a hive of activity with mud rendering, painting, attaching animal handles to doors/windows and photograph mounting underway. The season ... Read more >
Mon, 26 May 2008 | By bonnie | Views [879]
According to UNICEF "even before the global food crisis almost half of all Indian children showed signs of stunted growth" (Infochange India, Feb 2008). This area is blessed with abundance in comparison to life in many other regions of India.... Read more >
Mon, 26 May 2008 | By bonnie | Views [976]
Khati's newest arrival was born on the 24.02.2008. Piria entered the world in under two hours to be greeted by a hostile father who was far from pleased at the presence of yet another girl. The family now has three girls and one boy. However, I must ... Read more >
Mon, 26 May 2008 | By onkae | Views [1764] | Comments [5]
Ahhhhhhh...Ayurveda. The question is: Did I really know what this means? Sure, it is discussed highly at my yoga studio in New York as being extremely detoxifying for the body, mind, and spirit; the definition being the "science (veda) of life ... Read more >
Tags: rejuvenation
Mon, 26 May 2008 | By onkae | Views [6272] | Comments [4]
Don't Leave Home Without... I am finding that my most prized possessions are toilet paper, tums antacid (which i make sure are with me at all times), and my flashlight (for when the power goes out -- which happens all the time due to faulty wiring ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking
Mon, 26 May 2008 | By bonnie | Views [702]
In Almora, the banking world is a curious blend of the old (dusty triplicate ledgers) to the new (computers). Somehow the sparkling new ATM seems incongruous to the old bank building that stands with its rear windows open. Where else can you sit on a ... Read more >
Tags: mountain water project
Sun, 25 May 2008 | By onkae | Photo Gallery
On the lookout for elephants and tigers...
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Sun, 25 May 2008 | By sfau | Views [336]
Day one: At 8 in the morning I chucked all three of my bags into
various parts of the car. Sitting on the back seat I gave my driver the
nod of approval to proceed in a southerly direction. Seven hours later
I cruised up to the Navaratna International ... Read more >
Fri, 23 May 2008 | By onkae | Views [1563] | Comments [5]
The truth is that I wasn't completely aware of what I was getting myself into when I arrived to India. I had these great expectations of doing yoga, wearing beautiful silk saris and gold chandelier earrings -- in the glory of all their vibrant colors ... Read more >
Tags: challenges, introduction
Thu, 22 May 2008 | By onkae | Photo Gallery
Exploring the Backwaters...
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Thu, 22 May 2008 | By bamboozle69 | Photo Gallery
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