Hello everybody Mum; I still haven't recieved the card. Monday + Tuesday -- 23rd+24th /2/09 - Day 24-5 On Monday it was a religious holiday throughout Kerala so nobody was at the centre. We took the chance to visit the Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple in the city centre. The temple was really pretty although we couldn't go in because we aren't Hindui, but it was still nice to walk around the outside. On tuesday i wore my saree to the centre everybody said that i l...

Day 17 + 18 --- Monday and Tuesday 16-17 /02/09 Both of these days we spent at the centre. On Tuesday we did a long day (9.30 - 7.30), but you can sleep between 1.30 and 4 so it doesn't seem that bad! In the afternoon the older children arrived for after school classes in English, Malayalam, and Hindi. We played outside with the children until their lessons started. Their english is very good and it is so easy to communicate with them.Sister Mercy said to us tha...

Namaskaram, Swagatham! - Hello, Welcome! Day 5 - 04/02/09 Today i was at Cherumi centre again. We were teaching the children about different types of seeds, flowers, and trees. The older girls were quizzing me on their names and the nursery children were teaching me how to count in Malaylam! So overall i learnt a lot today!! Day 6 - 05/02/09 Today we went to Poontura, a very poor area of Trivandrum. There we visited 2 nurseries, there were a lot smaller than...

Hello everybody! Thank you all for your messages!! Day 2 Today i was introduced to a lday called Suja, she will be showing me around for the next week. She is very cleaver and runs programmes on social care aswell as meditation and yoga. She said she will teach me some yoga soon. A religious festival went past the house i am staying in, it was amazing! There were hundreds of people, and an elephant, it was dressed up in gold head gear. Apparently they are trea...

Hello! Day 1 You'll be glad to know that i have arrived safely. I didn't sleep at all last night, due to jet lag, but my room is nice and i have my own bathroom (western style toilet!!). It's a bit overwhelming going from being surrounded by people i know in England to being here on my own. A girl called Tara who i was in contact with in England is arriving on the 12th, so i am looking forward to that. The people that i am staying with are very friendly and t...