India 2011 047

Life in the Orphanage

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August 10th 2011
We have now been at the orphanage for five days and are slowly, but surely settling into this very different way of living. To help you picture what an average day of a child here looks like, here is the the schedule, which is strictly adhered to (one has to right a tight ship here with so many children): 5am - wake up 5-7am - daily chores (sweep, wash their clothes, cooking, washing dishe ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more