Saturday, 30 September 2017

A flying start!

We’re off to a flying start - dashing all over Delhi in tuk-tuks, Uber cars, rickshaws and on the metro - discovering places we've never been to before.  

At all the Asha centres we have been to this week, we have been given a lovely warm welcome - it's been great to see old friends again and begin to make new ones. 

Ken’s evening students must be enjoying their classes as shrieks of laughter fill the flat! 

We managed to fit in a visit to the National Museum - it's filled with incredible artifacts from the second century and various stages in the history of India.  

Our pictures tell the rest of the story of this week.


Lots  of love 
Heather and Ken xx


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Second century wooden carvings
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Shiva dancing (with a little balancing help from 4 arms!)
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Amazing necklace
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Heather's favourite!
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Incredible ear rings
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Smiley faces on of the girls' Bal Mandal group at Zakhira colony.
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The mums loved the playdough - the children were eventually allowed to play too!
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A lovely treat - the women brought in some special dishes for us to try
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Perfect recipes for a new recipe book perhaps!

Friday, 22 September 2017


We're back in Delhi for 6 months of fun, teaching and exploring.

Thank you, Ayesha and everyone at Bhikaji, for a lovely welcome and delicious ‘poppy seed curry’ lunch (now nicknamed ‘opium curry’ 😋- needless to say, we slept very well that night!!).

We've been getting ourselves sorted in our flat, bags unpacked, timetables arranged, resources made and some essential spice shopping from the amazingly chaotic Chandi Chowk spice market - now to make the curries!!

Last Saturday, we had a lovely chance to meet up with Steve Notman on his last night in
Delhi - a quick visit to Dilli Haat market was essential for those last few things he needed to buy (Heather was particularly pleased to be there again and Ken enjoyed the Momos!!).


We start next week with classes in communities all over Delhi (lots of travelling!!).


Ken will be teaching high school students in two communities and also evening students at the flat and Heather will be working mornings with mums, babies and preschool children and afternoons with 4-16’s in 5 different communities. 


Today the unimaginable has happened!! It's RAINING… all day and probably tomorrow too! Very refreshing after days of high temperatures and stickiness - all windows and doors are open and there is a breeze!!


Shreya cooking her lovely curry.
Stev Notman buying up the market!

Spices, spices and more spices.

A little chilli!

A 500 year old mosque in Mehrauli just down the road from us.

The step well in Mehrauli Archaeological Park.