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We're Staying in Delhi!
AES has closed its' campus as we follow the government's directives. Because of this, many of our colleagues are flying or have flown home.
Derwin Kitch
Mar 20, 20202 min read


Ranthambore Fort
Kirsi has a Photography class assignment of taking 200+ photos so she took the majority of the photos this weekend, including those in...
Derwin Kitch
Mar 7, 20201 min read


Ranthambore National Park
Two mornings in a row, we boarded a canter at our hotel and headed off to Ranthambore National Park hoping to see the elusive Bengal...
Derwin Kitch
Mar 7, 20201 min read


High School Mindfulness Room Part 2
It's been almost 3 weeks since the start of our Mindfulness Room in the high school. It started with a need to provide our students with...
Derwin Kitch
Feb 16, 20201 min read


Our New Meditation Room in the High School
TACOS - Taking Care of Ourselves With our focus on improving the social and emotional wellbeing at AES, I applied for an Innovation Fund gra
Derwin Kitch
Jan 24, 20202 min read


Why are Indian Weddings Are So Fun? It's because they're colorful, loud, and wonderful.
A good friend and colleague got married and invited us all to his wedding. It was loud, colorful, and wonderful.
Derwin Kitch
Dec 14, 20191 min read


Camel Ride
Took a short ride on a camel outside of Jaisalmer, India (March, 2019). The foaming mouths mean that the male camels are feeling romantic.
Derwin Kitch
Nov 29, 20191 min read


Local School Visit Near Jaisalmer
During our school's mini-course in March, 2019, our students held "carnival" events for students at a school near Jaisalmer, Rajsthan....
Derwin Kitch
Nov 28, 20191 min read


Elefantastic
We just returned from Jaipur where we spent a long weekend. The first tour – and possibly the highlight – was Elefantastic, a sanctuary...
Derwin Kitch
Apr 30, 20181 min read


Solang Valley
March 27 – we headed up to the Solang Valley where we did some horseback riding, zip lining, and zorbing. As usual, Daddy had a gassy...
Derwin Kitch
Apr 1, 20181 min read


Manali Nature Park
Day 2 found us visiting the Manali Wildlife Sanctuary, a serene park with Deodar, Horse Chestnut, Maple, and Walnut trees between the...
Derwin Kitch
Apr 1, 20181 min read


Manali
We took an overnight Volvo bus (14 hours) from Delhi to Manali, which is really the only way there unless you want to fly and then still...
Derwin Kitch
Apr 1, 20181 min read


Sultanpur National Park
Today, Kirsi, Aidan, and Daddy went to Sultanpur National Park, which has a great bird sanctuary. #bird #india
Derwin Kitch
Mar 3, 20181 min read


November: New Dog, Basketball, Zoo, Khan Market
November arrived and we hit that phase of moving overseas where things became “normal.” We got into our routines at school and life...
Derwin Kitch
Dec 16, 20171 min read


Jagdish Temple, Horse Back Riding, Shilpgram, and Udaipur
Jagdish Temple Horseback Riding with Princess Stables Women picking flowers Shiplgram – Craft Village Refridgerator Inside – cabinets and...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 28, 20171 min read


Rural Rajasthan – Subsistence Farming & Monkeys
Perhaps, the most fascinating aspect of the drive from Udaipur to Kumbhalgarh Fort is the dramatic transition from modern city to a...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 28, 20171 min read


Ranakpur Temple
1,444 exquisitely carved columns hold up Ranakpur Temple, which also contains 24 domes. Each column is different from the next and...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 28, 20171 min read


Kumbhalgahr Fort
Day 2 of our holiday saw us join a guide and driver to drive through the rugged countryside and small villages of Rajasthan to...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 28, 20171 min read
Derwin Kitch
Oct 21, 20170 min read


Udaipur – Octopussy, Lake Pichola, City Palace
We woke at 4:30 to get to the airport in time for our one hour flight to Udaipur, the City of Lakes. Day 1 included the City Palace, a...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 21, 20171 min read
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