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Uber, Staff, Shopping, & Lattes
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....
Derwin Kitch
Aug 5, 20173 min read


New Delhi Tour
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...
Derwin Kitch
Jul 30, 20172 min read


Bureaucratic Blues – The FRRO
The Foreigners Regional Registration Office On Friday, the family and I got to spend some quality time getting to know the bureaucratic...
Derwin Kitch
Jul 29, 20173 min read


Dangerous Monkeys, Shopping, Delhi Belly, the Privileged Bubble
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...
Derwin Kitch
Jul 27, 20173 min read


Monkey attack, Maid & hired help, Food, and Day 1 in the Books
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...
Derwin Kitch
Jul 26, 20173 min read


A Day of Firsts at an International School – Geckos, monkeys, and humidity oh my!
We arrived in New Delhi late last night to a warm welcome from the admin and support team from the American Embassy School New Delhi. It...
Derwin Kitch
Jul 25, 20172 min read


Flashback – Varanasi, India
I was downloading some videos that we’ve just taken when I decided to flip through some old photos from our adventures while living...
Derwin Kitch
Jun 29, 20141 min read
First Canadian Halloween
The kids enjoyed their first Canadian Halloween. Here they are practising before they go out trick or treating! #Aidan #Halloween #Kirsi
Derwin Kitch
Nov 6, 20111 min read
Feel-Good Video For the Day
I love the Weber Barbecue commercial and I found it on You Tube. Yay! So, if you want to liven up your afternoon, have a look: Weber...
Derwin Kitch
May 28, 20111 min read
Family Soccer
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Derwin Kitch
Apr 9, 20111 min read
Can Can
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Derwin Kitch
Apr 9, 20111 min read


Merry Christmas!
2010 has been an eventful year for our family – full of changes. You can never say we lead a dull life! Here is our Christmas greeting...
Derwin Kitch
Dec 25, 20101 min read
Christmas Videos
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Derwin Kitch
Dec 24, 20101 min read
An essential gardening tool
Machetes are essential for gardening here in Jamaica, it seems. When we drop Der and Kirsi off for school, we often see gardeners...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 26, 20101 min read
Grocery shopping is much harder again
Grocery shopping with both children in tow? Never. Again. If I ever get the crazy notion to do it again in the next few months, remind...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 26, 20101 min read
This and That
Yesterday after lunch, we turned on the TV and found gymnastics (on CBC by the way). Kirsi loved watching the girls perform on the...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 24, 20102 min read
Saturday Morning Conversation with Aidan
Aidan wipes his nose (we’ve had colds going around the house lately) and puts the Kleenex on Daddy’s empty plate. Daddy: Thanks for...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 9, 20101 min read


Eeyore in our family
I was just playing around with Aidan and calling him his full name. So I asked him, “What’s your name?” A: Aidan M: What’s your middle...
Derwin Kitch
Oct 6, 20101 min read
Aidan is too funny
A little background on this story…Aidan watched an episode of “Go, Diego, Go”, his favourite TV show, and it was about penguins. And,...
Derwin Kitch
Sep 17, 20101 min read
First sign of getting older
Yep, the time has come. I’m 34 years old and my first real sign of aging has shown itself. I have 6 grey hairs. I’ve always had random...
Derwin Kitch
Jul 20, 20101 min read
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