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Organisation Check out motherandchildindia.org they need donations and more volunteers. If you want to come and stay too you can sleep in the centre and help out with the kids teaching or just talking to them. They also need people who can sew clothes and make furniture in the workshop. They're trying to become self-sufficient. If you can't come and still would like to help, send clothes, books, food or money. Or try fundraising. Or write to businesses asking to send donations, like mattresses, paint, chairs, etc. Read the full post Apr 12, 2013 Add comment Share Workshop in the words The orphan's founder built this factory/large workshop in his back garden. Importing all the equipment from Italy. It's fully equipped and two years in the making. A beautiful location in the jungle, so peaceful. They've invested a lot from foreign donations but it needs a kickstart to get going. There's only one volunteer working here at the moment. I tried to help out a bit but they need someone with knowhow. If you are handy they would dearly love someone to come over and help make things. And teach the locals. Read the full post Apr 12, 2013 Add comment Share Some of the students It's like trying to herd cats! Very challenging but I'm getting the hang of it. A teacher friend recommended some learning games and they're working much better than my initial efforts. Read the full post Apr 12, 2013 Add comment Share Mother and Child Foundation I'm staying at an orphanage near Thoropuza for a week teaching English to the kids. Pity them. A bit of karma balancing after the Ayurvedic treatment I received. Read the full post Apr 12, 2013 Add comment Share Rice for breakfast... ...lunch and dinner Read the full post Apr 12, 2013 Add comment Share Tea, tea, as far as you can see Read the full post Apr 7, 2013 Add comment Share Three Tier non-AC train north Read the full post Apr 7, 2013 Add comment Share Yoga I've done yoga every morning for the last three weeks, but it will be a while before I'm half as good as Revi the instructor. Read the full post Apr 7, 2013 Add comment Share The backwaters Read the full post Apr 7, 2013 Add comment Share The people on the march Read the full post Apr 7, 2013 Add comment Share Shiva Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Not sure of this one Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Waiting for elephants Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share One god Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Front view There were five elephants in the parade. They didn't look to happy, particularly walking down the steep steps out of the temple. How they made it I don't know Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share 33,000,000 gods They have millions of gods in the Hindi religion, and most were represented in the parade Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Peacock man Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Back view Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Festival season Festival season is coming to an end. I saw a massive parade leaving the temple on Saturday. Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Varkala beach A famous holy site in India is just along the beach from where I'm staying. You can have all your sins washed away in a short 5 minute ceremony Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Back treatment Got some relief from back pain yesterday. Hot medicinal oil soaks in. I have a vertebra out of place, for a long time now. Seen many chiropractors in europe but none could fix it. The doctor here can do it but it takes 41 days - preparation, adjustment, wrapping, etc. Something for next time! Read the full post Mar 31, 2013 Add comment Share Ayurveda treatment Ready for daily Ayurveda therapy with Deva, my masseur. The doctor said I wasn't strong enough to do a panchakarma so I'm having a 2 week rejuvenation therapy instead. (I'd had a fever after the typhoid vaccine). It's good treatment, medicine before and after food (revolting liquids), and daily massages (great but I'm stained yellow and staining everything yellow). Today's treatment was clearer the blocked sinuses, which was the reason for my headaches. Read the full post Mar 18, 2013 Add comment Share Quay in Cochin The day's tuna catch Read the full post Mar 18, 2013 Add comment Share First view of India Landed in Delhi and had almost a week battling the mass of people and traffic and noise and pollution and a fever brought on by my vaccinations. Delhi was too much for me. Read the full post Mar 18, 2013 Add comment Share Kerala A beautiful state in the south west of India. Very very warm. 33 degrees, but with the humidity it feels like 43! Kerala is a socialist state and voted in communist government in 1957, the first in the world. The people are really nice and there's a great vibe. Read the full post Mar 18, 2013 Add comment Share Older Posts »	Jack Stafford is a troubadour. He has travelled the world and written narrative folk songs about people, politics and places he visits. And then playing them in the next country in the troubadour tradition. Once he has enough songs he records an album in each territory. This collection is called 'The Troubadour Chronicles'. 600 shows, 120 songs, 40 countries, 8 albums... one big adventure.