Err....Better late than never? Okay this is for all you 'completer finishers' out there who are highly irritated at the unsatisfactory way my blog has just kind of tailed off and fizzled out like a damp squib! And I guess it would have been a sad way to end something in which I did actually invest a lot of time and energy (thanks to Vick for giving me the final nudge!). So here is a quick update and a promise to you all that I will write a concluding entry befor...

A week in the life of....the weekend! Okay, so I guess I am not doing too good at this writing every day malarkey! In my defence I did do another post and then the internet crashed mid-flow and I lost the entry! And now my memory isnt too great! Friday is my other regular day at Chaya, so I spent time there teaching the 'Small' (7/8 year olds) and 'Junior' kids (14,15 year olds). After Chaya it was a gym session and then round for dinner at some friends, Ruth a...

A week in the life of...Thursday Well, this isn't going so well; only two days in and I am already behind! So today started with a trip to the gym...the usual issues of being too hot and sweaty, but I am back to being able to run comfortably for 40 minutes (admittedly pretty slowly), hurray! Popped into the local shop on the way back, where I noticed that they are now selling Marmite...but at 270 IRS (almost £4) a jar, I think I'll make the stuff my family bou...

A Week in the life of....Day 2, Wednesday Today was a quiet day. I spent the morning at home doing Hindi homework and preparing lessons for Chaya and then headed out to one of the air-conditioined malls, seeking respite from the weather. I know I keep going on about the weather, but it is just such a huge feature of life here. So yesterday, that cruel assailant Heat was finally vanquished by the arrival of the mighty Monsoon; however it seems he has now sent hi...

A week in the life of.... Thought I would try a new approach to my blog and for one week, write everyday, to give some sense of what a typical week looks like. So today started groggily. We had a two hour power-cut in the middle of the night, which means no AC or fan, which means waking up drowning in your own sweat, which generally is not conducive to a restful night. There have been quite a lot of powercuts - apparently more this year than previously and rece...