Archive for September, 2006
Another photo update with pictures from the first wedding (Saturday evening).
We’re taking a quick trip south to Chennai/Madras and Pondicherry (back on the evening of Tuesday 3rd) so I’ll do a proper update on our return. Lots to talk about!
Six of the Andhra Pradesh group (plus Bharavi’s daugher Subha) in saris. Left to right: Katy, [...]
Firstly, the last week has been gloriously overcast and we’ve had more rain than I ever thought I’d see here. The heat and sun of the first few days gave me a new appreciation for grey British weather, and that’s what we’re being treated to at the moment.
The first three days of this week we [...]
The College’s main compound.
The Hostel’s luxurious wasroom and toilet cubicles. This picture actually makes them look inaccurately clean, but they do the job.
And a detail shot of one of the toilets. Most Indian toilets are of this variety, and all have a tap and bucket nearby, partly as a manual flush and partly for…well…y’know…
In a [...]
This is really just an experiment to see if I can upload pictures. I haven’t taken many yet but here are a selection.
An advert for Northumbria University (”The UK’s Best Modern University”) - in a dusty corner of Columbo Airport, Sri Lanka. I only include this since it made for such a surreal sight through [...]
Yay.
This computer seems to have a bit of a vendetta against exc-el, so it’s taken me a while to get here. But I now have a good chunk of time so I’ll try and tell you as much as possible.
I’m actually supposed to be taking a class just now but unfortunately they seem to have [...]
We’re quickly getting more established here and are getting (more) used to the food and heat. We haven’t actually started our teaching but are supposed to be meeting with the Principle today to discuss our timetable. We’ve been warned, however, that time in India is ’stretchy’, so any appointment is rarely concrete.
We still haven’t seen [...]
This is going to have to be pretty quick I’m afraid; loads to say but the library is closing soon and the librarian looks kinda stern…
I’m here. It doesn’t feel that odd to say that; I don’t know whether the culture shock is just delayed or whether I’m just thick-skinned but I’ve found it relatively [...]
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