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Indian Bells: April 2010
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Monday, 26 April 2010. Adapting to the heat. My new family say they are surprised how well I'm adapting to the new climate, the heat and a new environment. So how do I survive the heat? Monday, 19 April 2010. Party wear, dress shopping and child marriage. Wednesday, 14 April 2010. How to make Mama's chai. Chai is integral to Indian life, especially here in Laporiya, and from what I can work out, every cook has her (round here at least, it's usually a woman) own signature s...
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Indian Bells: A walk around Laporiya
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Sunday, 31 October 2010. A walk around Laporiya. Celia, another VSO Volunteer came to visit me in Laporiya this weekend and this morning we did something I've rarely done before- we went for a walk around the village. Here are some of the sights we saw on the way. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. A walk around Laporiya. One step closer to enlightenment. A long trip east. A Mother and her Child in the World of Down Syndrome in Nepal. The Female ...
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Indian Bells: May 2010
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Monday, 31 May 2010. Three things that made me smile today. I wasn't in the best mood today- the electricity has been going off at 3am each night so I wake up boiling hot and move outside to the day bed at 3 in the morning and start the day exhausted, it didn't come on today until the afternoon so the pump wasn't working and therefore no water and to top it off I'm not feeling well, with a sore throat and ironically a cold. So here's what happened today:. Last weekend I we...
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Indian Bells: Back where I belong
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Wednesday, 5 January 2011. Back where I belong. Saying a final goodbye to my Indian family was emotional, with a small crowd of GVNML staff and family members waving me off from the fort, having plastered my forehead with red tilaks for a safe journey. Once my aunty starting crying I couldn't help shedding a few tears. All they kept asking were "When are you coming back? What struck us most was the segregation between men and women- often we had to leave my Dad outside bec...
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Indian Bells: A long trip east
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Friday, 1 October 2010. A long trip east. An exhausting, sociable trip that left me with a bad cold from the climatic changes but a greater understanding of India and the vast differences between east and west, north and south. The best bit was catching up with friends again after 6 months and seeing what other people’s placements were like. 23 October 2010 at 02:24. Http:/ raphaelsouzza.blogspot.com/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). View my complete profile. A Mother ...
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Indian Bells: September 2010
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Sunday, 19 September 2010. The decision to leave. Photo taken at Amber fort, Jaipur which I visited this week with Tim, another VSO volunteer who came for a few days sightseeing from Kolkata. Thursday, 9 September 2010. Personal Case Study written for. See the original article. Monday, 6 September 2010. Yesterday's three celebrations in Laporiya. 3) A pond party, to celebrate the lakes of our villages being full courtesy of the monsoon. All family members, even baby Pi...
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Indian Bells: October 2010
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Sunday, 31 October 2010. A walk around Laporiya. Celia, another VSO Volunteer came to visit me in Laporiya this weekend and this morning we did something I've rarely done before- we went for a walk around the village. Here are some of the sights we saw on the way. Tuesday, 26 October 2010. One step closer to enlightenment. I approached the gates of Dhamma Thali Vipassana Meditation Centre. So was it worth it? Image (c) www.chopra.com. Friday, 1 October 2010. Photos (top to...
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Indian Bells: January 2011
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Wednesday, 5 January 2011. Back where I belong. Saying a final goodbye to my Indian family was emotional, with a small crowd of GVNML staff and family members waving me off from the fort, having plastered my forehead with red tilaks for a safe journey. Once my aunty starting crying I couldn't help shedding a few tears. All they kept asking were "When are you coming back? What struck us most was the segregation between men and women- often we had to leave my Dad outside bec...
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Indian Bells: February 2011
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Tuesday, 8 February 2011. The story doesn't end here. If you enjoyed reading Indian Bells, follow the story at my new blog Feathers, Bells and Country Smells. See you over there! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. The story doesnt end here. Ashramblings - or the story of Sheila's sojourn in India. Gothic dreamland drama - Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. A Mother and her Child in the World of Down Syndrome in Nepal. Unfelled: A Naxal Encounter. The girl who ...
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Indian Bells: July 2010
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A Royal Rajasthani Reawakening. Sunday, 25 July 2010. Testing times in Varanasi. Now Varanasi isn't perhaps the best place to go travelling on your own. Lonely Planet describe it as one of the most overwhelming places in India filled to the brim with touts, locals trying to drug you with contaminated chai, gangsters, food poisoning, burning bodies and dirty narrow airless streets. Saturday, 24 July 2010. The full force of the monsoon. Wednesday, 14 July 2010. My new canine friend. Not long ago, while I w...
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