Hi from Mumbai, where I picked up Pete from the airport lastnight and we got to the hotel at 3am, needless to say Pete is sleeping whilst I type this postcard now ! It took me about 18 hours on the train to Mumbai, with the first four hours not able to get a seat (even though I had paid for a first class sleeper, I was still on the waiting list and the ticket hadn't been confirmed by the time I boarded the train from Jhansi), but I met a friendly conductor on the...

A couple of major things have happened in the last week in Orchha, with the rest of the week a continuation of me feeling really crap and not doing much other than sleep an awful lot ! First of all, my friend Kalpena (a teacher) had a baby girl, she still hasn't named her yet and just calls her 'baby Alli'. She is the tiniest baby I have ever seen, but she has the longest fingers and lots of hair on her head already, she is beautiful. The next big event was on Tu...

Well I guess from the absence of messages this week that I have shocked a few of you with the photos I put on my website. Sorry if some of these are too controversial or raw for you, but I have to say that this is the reality of life in India and is exactly the reason why I am over here trying to help do something about it. I know I can't change the world in just a few months, but I really do think if everybody did a little bit then the whole world would be a nic...

Well the third week has flown by so quick, it is hard to think what it is I have done every day to keep so busy ! Today we got our fourth doctor to sign up to our free medical treatment program for the poor people. Lastnight was the first night that our Cultural Show went 'live' with several tourists there to see it and they all gave generous donations to the musical family which was fantastic for them. I bought a visitors book for the Maya Charity and we now get...

I know Sunday came and went, without me updating this website, but that\'s the way it goes in India ... I am definitely on India time, where I never know what day or time it is, nor do I care ! It has been another amazing week, where there still continues to be a major breakthrough every day in our charity work. Last Wednesday, one of the doctors from Jhansi came and gave free checkups to about 35 patients in one hour. Yesterday, one of the doctors came up to the...