At school

Mcleod Ganj

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October 31st 2006
Hello again faithful readership... Well teaching has started. Morning are a bit insane, as Laura and I have 21 5-10yr olds. We've started them on verbs, so had a lesson of 'sit' 'stand' 'run' 'jump' 'sleep'...which was predictably chaos. Afternoons are great - Lea and I have a class of 7 8-15yr olds, who come after school voluntarily, so they're really into learning, which is nice. We've been tea ... 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