India 2005
Tata from India
Our last night in India, and so we come to the final post.rnrnThis morning, a few of us got up for 6:00 Mass at the mother house, and then went on to Nirmal Hiraday, the Home for the Dying. Although at times it was trying and uncomfortable,…
Pilkhana
We had a great dinner last night, not with Steve Waugh but with Tony Fehon, a business man from Australia who was at Udayan with Steve. The night was fantastic, but we were all suffering a bit this morning as we came down for breakfast.rnrnToday…
Asha Niketan
We got up early (5:00!) this morning to attend 6 o'clock Mass at the mother house, just a few minutes from our hotel. All of the Sisters were at the Mass, as well as volunteers who would be doing the morning shift at any of the homes run by…
Udayan and Steve Waugh
Having been promised a late start this morning, we stayed up late last night drinking (only kidding!), but it turned out that our route to Udayan was barred by an illegal Communist rally, and so we had to get up early anyway! The things that…
Home for the Dying
This morning we were visited by Gaston Dayanand who was the inspiration for the hero of 'City of Joy', the book written by Dominique Lapierre and translated by Kathryn Spink. The movie starred Patrick Swayze and is set in the slum in Kolkata…
Udayan
Although the children at Udayan wake at 5:00 am, it was 6:30 before they found where we were sleeping and woke us up with cries of 'Good morning!'. We had breakfast, and then played with the children before finishing setting up the computers.rnrnrnrnShortly…
Udayan
Although the children at Udayan wake at 5:00 am, it was 6:30 before they found where we were sleeping and woke us up with cries of 'Good morning!'. We had breakfast, and then played with the children before finishing setting up the computers.rnrnrnrnShortly…
Udayan
We write to you this evening from a computer at Udayan.rnrnThis morning we got up early to go to Mass and to receive the Ashes from Rev. James Stevens, the founder of Udayan. As well as running Udayan, he is also a parish priest at a church…
Udayan
After eating a substantial breakfast at the hotel, we set off for Udayan. It took just over an hour to travel through the mayhem of Kolkata, with the anticipation of our arrival building throughout the journey. We were not disappointed when…