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Fri, 26 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Views [657]
Hoy me voy de la India y quiero escribir este post antes de dejar un lugar que me ha marcado tanto. Bueno, más que lugar, han sido las personas las que me han marcado. Fundamentalmente las que he conocido gracias a un proyecto con la ONG españ... Read more >
Tags: amigos de calcuta, brother, nalanda
Fri, 26 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Photo Gallery
Fotos del colegio Nalanda
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Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Views [658]
...viene de parte (I)
Pero, siempre hay un pero, nadie me avisó de la sonrisa sincera de los niños. Una hilera de dientes blancos que llena por completo sus rostros morenos y crean un contraste perfecto con sus grandes ojos oscuros. ... Read more >
Tags: brother, calcuta, niños, sonrisa, templo
Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Photo Gallery
Fotos de la Ciudad de la Alegría
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Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Views [506]
“Do not wait for leaders, do it alone, person to person” reza un gran panel que me da la bienvenida a Calcuta, como no, de la Madre Teresa de Calcuta. Yo no esperé a líderes, elegí tomar la decisión de salir, ... Read more >
Tags: calcuta, ciudad, kolkata, olores, pobreza, ruido, sucio, tiempo
Thu, 25 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Photo Gallery
Fotos en las raras veces que aparezco
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Mon, 15 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [746]
Long before we actually reach Chennai settlements have become more tightly knit until forming a town, which somehow becomes a city scarcely separated by the airport. It seems inconceivable that there is space for runways and terminal buildings, but suddenly ... Read more >
Tags: airport hotel, ashok tree, celebrations, chennai, cookery classes, food, sunbathing
Fri, 12 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [793]
It's only about 110kms to Puducherry (formerly known as Pondicherry) but as most of the road from Tiruvannamalai is not highway, it takes around three hours. From the main Chennai road, the toll national highway is a pleasure. I muse whether NH66 could ... Read more >
Tags: ashok tree, bay of bengal, churches, colonialism, french, pondicherry, pondy, puducherry, tamil
Tue, 9 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [676]
One evening not long after we arrived we ventured out for a stroll down the road. We hadn't got very far when we were invited to a nearby house. A light day bed frame was hastily produced and we were invited to sit outside and converse with the women ... Read more >
Tags: ashrams, ayurvedic massage, cave, enlightenment road, hammocks, shiva, vibhuti, womens handicrafts, yoga
Mon, 8 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Photo Gallery
Area agrícola en el delta de Sundarbans
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Mon, 8 Aug 2016 | By manuel | Views [313]
Estábamos preparándonos para despedirnos de Calcuta y comenzar el viaje alredor de la India cuando AdC nos invitó a conocer el otro proyecto en el que trabaja junto con el Brother. Se trata de un dispensario médico y una ... Read more >
Tags: amigos de calcuta, delta, ong, rice, sundarbans
Sun, 7 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [681]
On the days we don't go out, we spend time with the children, teaching a little as well as playing. There is always something going on. The builders have finished the fourth classroom and the toilets are almost complete, amongst several other projects ... Read more >
Tags: ashok tree, beauty, charity, friends, henna, kindness, tamil, teaching
Fri, 5 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [987]
The time has come to step outside of what feels comfortable. Life in the retreat is a very sanitised version of what lies outside, but we're pretty comfortable with that. However, We came to see India and are not going to do that unless we get the local ... Read more >
Tags: ashrams, cow dung, initiation, masala chai, retreat, shopping, templesl
Wed, 3 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [739]
It's business as usual today following the festivities of yesterday's holiday. School is back in session, and so are the full complement of builders, site workers and the labourers in the adjoining fields berhind us.
Breakfast consists of ... Read more >
Tags: ashok tree, india, school, sita devi school, teaching abroad, tiruvannamalai, yoga
Tue, 2 Aug 2016 | By butterfly-freed | Views [751]
It is already hot and humid by the time we are welcomed into the thoughtfully designed grounds of The Ashok Tree shortly after 9.30am. Looking round the circular layout to our left we see the small school with three operational classrooms at present, ... Read more >
Tags: ashok tree, food, india, medicine garden, retreat, school, yoga
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