Vinayaga Inn Ootacamund

... is over. But at last we gave our best effort as a team keeping as that’s the only way we can survive in the Jungle where we were exposed to wildlife. I salute the local tribe (Mahesh) who takes enormous effort to ensure this trip should give us happy and safe...Hats off to him.. Thank god all our prayers worked and we reached safely to our place. That was the last thrilled night I ever had so far.

Early morning on 22nd we started from Masinagudi at 7am saying good ...

... what it means to be a TCK, and prepare them for a different world, not ‘the real world’”. Ideally this year’s graduating class will carry their distinctions into adult life, into the ‘different’ world, finding others like them and feeling empowered by who they are.

They will soon leave the bubble, full of ambition, anxiety, and as well prepared as possible. “Like everything Hebron has its troubles,” Ruthie offered. “But ...

... br>But what began as a mass interview became an intimate conversation with interesting people on the brink of independence, and I could have talked with them for hours. Our time was up, and I enjoyed shaking hands and exchanging best wishes and words, and noting the kids stacking their chairs and generally tidying up after themselves in an effort that was without thought.

My head was swimming with quotes and figures and narratives while I turned page after page of scrawled notes ...

... stop on the long drive between our destinations in Kerala and Karnataka. We ate dinner and then went back to our hotel room, while one of the hotel workers lit our fireplace. Yes, we had a fireplace in our room that was needed for warmth.

The cold weather was actually refreshing after the Indian heat I had been accustomed to over the last few months, and I liked being in the mountains, even if it was just a stopover for one night.

... find a comfy place to sleep in. morning brought us closer to Hyderabad with great plans to meet up very soon to exchange pictures and rehash memories and laugh yet again at al our endeavors.

After all this what should say, do I say, should I say??? But going by my notorious image…I will…;)
A memorable trip that brought people from all walks of life together to do something ...

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... Tea plantations lined both sides of the road and the dappled sunlight streaming through the occaisional Acacia trees turned the green leaves golden. EM: Max is a poet MAX: Ootacamund, called Ooty I believe because none of the colonials or Indians could pronounce it, is situated in an ethnic tribal area of India, where little except grasslands and Ayurvedic herbs grew. The British came to Ooty to fashion for themselves a retreat during the ...

... well camouflaged so didn't really get a good luck (camera shy i think!). Hopefully we'll see more along the way! We've had a great afternoon i went horse riding (so I'm now walking dodgy and ache- I'm not a natural at horse riding!) whilst Helen wandered, then we went on the peddalows and fair ground rides in ooty park. We had a group of followers who followed us on all the rides, it was a group of guys who ...

... known for it's throwing of brightly coloured powders at each other. See photo. People were covered from head to toe in all sorts of colours. What a sight? It's similar to Thailand's Som Kram festival where they throw flour and water at each other. In ...

... evening and go early to bed. A hot shower in the morning! What a delight!!! In the costs for the hotel are two buckets of hot water included! It is an Indian shower: a small bucket, a tap with freezing water and these 20 liters boiling water! I enjoy it! In this way prepared for the new day I am brave enough to enter the city with the bike. A short trip to the botanical garden is nice but I am sure that the surroundings have more to ...