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Back home, my final blog! - 14/Mar/2012 21:53 - 4419 days ago
I'm home!I've been back in Ireland for almost a month now.I wanted to write one final blog post, as I have come full circle and ...
Om Namo Narayanaya - Yoga in Kerala - 28/Dec/2011 15:14 - 4496 days ago
From Amritsar I returned to Delhi for a few days, crashing with some of the Delhi volunteers. I ran the 6k Great Delhi Run with ...
The Golden Temple - 25/Dec/2011 12:31 - 4499 days ago
the shimmering Golden Temple at sunsetAfter the silent meditation retreat my next stop was Amritsar, the home of the Golden Temp...
Silence - 25/Nov/2011 06:37 - 4529 days ago
On Wednesday I emerged from silence after a 7-day silent meditation retreat in northern India. The retreat started on 16th Novem...
Bye Bye Bhubaneswar - 13/Nov/2011 15:21 - 4541 days ago
I'm writing this from McLeod Ganj in north India. My year with VSO is over and I left Bhubaneswar yesterday morning and flew to ...
Diwali: festival of lights - 27/Oct/2011 11:44 - 4558 days ago
Diwali - the festival of lights - is one of the biggest dates on the Indian calendar, like the Indian version of Christmas. Last...
We Care Film Fest - 25/Oct/2011 04:46 - 4560 days ago
After Durga Puja week, it was all-go in the Aaina office with the final preparations for the 'We Care Film Fest' - a documentary...
The Arrival of Durga Puja and My Brother! - 25/Oct/2011 03:30 - 4560 days ago
I'm well overdue a blog update, things have been pretty busy so the next few posts will be a catch up on the past month or so..D...
Has anyone seen Pawan? - 15/Sep/2011 03:17 - 4600 days ago
That's a question that has been coming up a lot in the past few weeks. Our beloved Pawan, who lives in Bolangir (Bolang-where?),...
Has anyone seen Pawan? - 14/Sep/2011 16:56 - 4601 days ago
That's a question that has been coming up a lot in the past few weeks. Our beloved Pawan, who lives in Bolangir (Bolang-where?),...
Kittens in the Cabinet, Geckos in the Fridge - 11/Sep/2011 15:47 - 4604 days ago
There have been a couple of strange and saddening incidents involving animals recently in the Ravi Talkies residence.Incident #1...
Happy Birthday Lord Ganesh! - 09/Sep/2011 16:37 - 4606 days ago
Just a brief post to say Happy Birthday to Lord Ganesh! Ganesh is the oh-so-popular elephant deity in Hindu religion. He is the ...
Suicide or Honour Killing? - 06/Aug/2011 10:31 - 4640 days ago
A teenage girl died in Ganjam, Orissa last month. A story came out in the local paper that it was an "honour killing" (i.e. when...
Death by Lightning&Superstition in Orissa this week - 02/Aug/2011 15:48 - 4644 days ago
Everyday during lunch, after my rice& dhal I hang at reception in the office and browse through the local Orissa edition of ...
Rath Yatra Festival - 12/Jul/2011 17:46 - 4665 days ago
The weekend before last was Rath Yatra / Chariot festival in Puri. Lord Jagannath is one of the biggest Hindu Gods, and the most...
To the Hills! - Darjeeling, Sikkim, Kalimpong - 20/Jun/2011 18:56 - 4687 days ago
Summer in Orissa is HOT. As in, up to 44°Chot. Plus a lot of humidity, which makes for a very sweaty existence. From May up to ...
THE FIELD - 23/May/2011 17:47 - 4715 days ago
This month I got a taste of rural Orissa, on a visit to Aaina's project areas. My job with Aaina is Communications (the website,...
Kama Sutra in Konark - 20/Apr/2011 19:04 - 4748 days ago
On Sunday I did a day trip to Konark to visit the Sun Temple, one of the biggest tourist attractions in Orissa. It was a hot day...
Varanasi - 19/Apr/2011 17:28 - 4749 days ago
From Bodhgaya, via Gaya to the Holy City of Varanasi....Highlights:1. Witnessing a CREMATION at Manikarnika Ghat, which is an au...
Buddha, Tofu and a man called Om - 19/Apr/2011 16:45 - 4749 days ago
At the end of March I had a 2-day VSO conference - the Programme Area Review for all the partner NGOs and volunteers working und...
HAPPY HOLI - 12/Apr/2011 18:04 - 4756 days ago
20th of March was Holi, the Festival of Colours. The roots of the festival are about good overcoming evil. It's a Spring festiva...
Sri Paddy's Day - 12/Apr/2011 17:44 - 4756 days ago
17th March was St. Patrick's Day and I was determined to spread some Irish cheer in India. I started the day with an Irish coffe...
Indian Wedding - 11/Apr/2011 18:10 - 4757 days ago
Last month I got the chance to attend my first Indian wedding, something I've been wanting to do since I got here. Aunty (my lan...
The Little Things - 09/Apr/2011 19:21 - 4759 days ago
After almost 5 months here in India I feel quite settled. But there are certain things about everyday life which are still a has...
International Women's Day - 13/Mar/2011 15:43 - 4786 days ago
Last Tuesday, as well as being Pancake Tuesday, was International Women's Day, the 100th of its kind in fact. Women's Day is not...
The Night of Shiva - 03/Mar/2011 15:18 - 4796 days ago
Yesterday was a holiday - Maha Shivaratri - an important date in the Hindu calendar for worshipping Lord Shiva.Lord ShivaIt was ...
Census 2011: One Massive Headcount - 21/Feb/2011 16:15 - 4806 days ago
At the moment the Census 2011 is being carried out in India - a big job for a country with the 2nd largest population in the wor...
Goddess of Knowledge - 09/Feb/2011 14:34 - 4818 days ago
Yesterday was Saraswati Puja - the day of worship for Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of knowledge, music and the arts. So I went w...
My Indian Crib - 02/Feb/2011 05:15 - 4825 days ago
Here's a little video tour of my home in Bhubaneswar, starting from the street outside. I'm sick at the moment (thanks to some s...
A Cross between a Celebrity and a Circus Freak - 16/Jan/2011 17:56 - 4842 days ago
That pretty much sums me up here in Orissa. Apart from the other volunteers, I haven't come across many foreigners and I stand o...
Happy Bunny Year! - 10/Jan/2011 16:37 - 4848 days ago
2011 is the Year of the Rabbit. According to some Googling I've just done, this means that a calm, placid year is in store, when...
Christmas in India - 08/Jan/2011 06:52 - 4850 days ago
So, a little note about my festive season in India. This year was my first ever Christmas away from home (sob!). As much as I lo...
We Can State Assembly - 29/Dec/2010 15:03 - 4860 days ago
Last week I was in Jharsuguda (western Orissa) for the 'We Can' State Change Makers Assembly.We Canis a campaign in South Asia t...
My new job - 21/Dec/2010 06:06 - 4868 days ago
Work is good. I'm based in the main office, with about 10 employees in total. It will take some time to settle into the very dif...
My new abode - 21/Dec/2010 05:37 - 4868 days ago
The other volunteers have been very welcoming and I'm sharing a house in the Old Town, with two girls from the Philippines. It's...
Namaskar, Bhubaneswar! - 21/Dec/2010 05:14 - 4868 days ago
It was a long 24 hour journey on the Radjhani Express from Delhi. 2AC (one down from 1st class) was relatively comfortable with ...
Delhi, Dal and the Taj Mahal - 05/Dec/2010 10:58 - 4884 days ago
Looking down on Old Delhi from the Spice MarketIt's my last day in Delhi before I leave for Orissa on a 24 hour train. I'm in an...
Namaste from Delhi - 24/Nov/2010 08:39 - 4895 days ago
So I'm in Delhi! Arrived last Tuesday along with four other newbie volunteers. We're halfway through our 3 week“In-Country Ori...
Bags for charity! - 28/Oct/2010 13:02 - 4922 days ago
I've had some cute bags made to help raise money for VSO! My friend Aoife created the design. The henna'd hands represent people...
All that is not given is lost - 21/Oct/2010 13:19 - 4929 days ago
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So much to do, so little time.. - 29/Sep/2010 17:37 - 4951 days ago
Raatra thodee, songe faar.(Marathi)The countdown has begun...in just over 6 weeks, I'll (hopefully) be in Delhi in the midst of ...
What you know is as big as the size of sand in your palm, what you do not know is as big as the size of the universe - 30/Aug/2010 18:21 - 4981 days ago
Katrathu Kaimann aLavu, kallathathu ulaga aLavuI have just completed my 4 day SKWID course (Skillsfor Working in Development) in...
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