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82 km northwest of Udaipur sits Kumbhalgarh, a Mewar fortress. The 80 km of walls makes put Kumbhalgarh in 2nd place for the longest wall. T

Happy Diwali – The Festival of Lights Happy Diwali to everyone!!!! (officially October 19th but we get the upcoming week off for a...

The Full Derwin A colleague is recovering from the trifecta of illnesses combination of Dengue, H1N1, and Bird Flu. When some colleagues...

The tournament was great but on a “the world is a small place” moment, we were fortunate enough to host 2 girls, one of whom we knew from...

India has now banned the practice of using dancing Sloth Bears to make money. The mothers would be shot and the young bears would have a...

Taj Mahal On September 15, we visited the mausoleum Taj Mahal. Shah Jahan had the building built for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It was the...

Jama Masjid #india #JamaMasjid #NewDelhi

After our tour of Old Delhi, our guide took us Gurudwara Bangladesh Sahib, a Sikh house of worship. To me, this was the highlight of our...

Two weekends ago, we spent Friday morning (holiday) touring Old Delhi. Red Fort The Red Fort was completed in 1639 by the 5th Mogul...

Here is what our Saturday has looked like so far: Dana and Aidan Dana and Aidan went with the school group named HOPE at Lodi Gardens....

The Imperial We walked over marble floors, under chandeliers, and past a wall ornament honoring the visit of Queen Victoria. We had an...

Last Friday, Kirsi took a field trip with “Delhi Out and About” class to India Gate and President’s House. Their purpose was to discuss...

Kirsi – Grade 6 Kirsi is loving AES (link to AES Middle School). She’s made good friends and is at home on the campus. Kirsi has joined...

Aidan and Grade 4 Aidan is loving school, his teacher, and having his own iPad in school. You can see his blog here. Aidan has chosen...

Happy Raksha Bandhan!!!!! Happy Raksha Bandhan everyone! This is really a beautiful celebration of brothers and sisters – and something I...

Namaste! Staff This week, all the returning teachers came back and everyone has been fantastic. They’re a group of people from the U. S....

On Saturday morning, the school treated us to a brief tour of New Delhi. It was great to move beyond the school walls and see some of...

The Foreigners Regional Registration Office On Friday, the family and I got to spend some quality time getting to know the bureaucratic...

Ayah & Dhobi We came home yesterday and Sujata had the place clean up, beds made, cupboards all washed out and more. After a busy, jet...

Dhobi The doorbell rang this morning and a very shy, humble young man in his 20s introduced himself as Vineet. Vineet is our dhobi. Every...