what's gotten india?

Sunday, February 15, 2009

snow.

this tuesday marked the beginning of school for us here. campus was a-buzz again with students, all excited to be "home" and catch up with their friends. that night we were awoken to flashes of lightning and loud thunder and tapping on the roof... thinking great, finally some rain as the hillside was getting extremely dry. soon though the loud tapping of rain stopped and the muffling snow took over.





this is a view from the school towards town. you can see the clock tower in the distance, this is where the new restaurant is, yep, that's the big news around here.... good pizza and real coffee! you can also see the terraces of the school's organic farm in the bottom of the picture.

looking down from school towards the dorms and the dehradun valley.


this is the main road that runs along the mountain. it was nice and peaceful for awhile, but soon word of the snow reached the people on the plains and the roads were packed for the next couple of days. there were tonnes of men, all cruising on their motorcycles, yelling, drinking, singing and throwing snowballs... but it's all melted now and things are nice and quiet again.

Monday, February 09, 2009

empty nest.

we've been enjoying our time here in mussoorie with the girls before the beginning of school and all of the responsibilities that come along with it. our days were mainly spent wandering the hills, the girls seeking out bargains to spend their remaining rupees... also cherishing the coke in a bottle, small tailor shops and small cafes.



codi, kyle and myself also took a couple days to hike up the highest peak in the area, nag tibba, at around 10,000ft. there were a couple neat villages, some good views and sore muscles to remind us of the steep climbs.




holly at flag hill... just a short walk from our door



this was the girls' favorite way around town... the indian way, 3 on a bike! i'm a little scared because they seem to be inspired to get their own...

but all is quiet now... they took off this morning, leaving us with our quiet house and a day to get ready for school to start, it may take awhile to get out of holiday mode.