The first weekend in June we decided to go on another weekend trip. This time we were headed to the mountains as all of the trips up until this point were to the coast. Thekkady is a small tourist town located in the mountains near the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. We ended up just wondering around the touristy shops … Continue reading →
Well…..apparently my blogging has gone down hill. I started writing this while I was still in India and didn’t finish it (so the first bit will sound like it was written while I was still there). I’m home in Canada now and will recap my last month away. I’m sorry to everyone who has been following along and wondered what … Continue reading →
This was absolutely the highlight of my time here so far. Steph and I ended up going on a last minute trip to Bangalore to join a team of residents/staff from ASSA who were participating in a race. We knew very little about the trip prior to arriving. We didn’t know to what capacity we could join in on the activities, … Continue reading →
May Day Function!!! Well, that’s what everyone kept referring to it as. On Monday we had a day off from placement because it ended up being basically a staff appreciation day. We knew the event was going on, and as I think my previous post mentioned, we purchased saree’s for the event, but up until the actual day we didn’t … Continue reading →
When I have a six day week I feel like the days blend together and I loose track of when one week ends and the other one starts. I am so excited to have a day off tomorrow to just relax and take a break from thinking critically all the time (although that seems to be difficult when you live … Continue reading →