Monthly Archives: January 2013

  Fried banana and tea at the Tribal Hostel. Yum!

This boy had very clean hands after our visit, as he was quite intrigued by the hand sanitizer we all carried with us.

This spider greeted me Monday morning in my room at the convent in Kottagiri. Please note the door hinge for scale.

Children at Assisi Snehalaya watching one of my fellow travelers perform some magic tricks.

A chalk welcome sign drawn by children at the Assisi Snehalaya HIV/AIDS Care Centre.

This sign is at the entrance of Shanti Ashram, a community development center in Coimbatore. They offer a wide variety of outreach programs, including literacy, healthcare, nutrition, hygiene, alleviation of poverty, women’s empowerment and HIV/AIDS education. Very impressive.

Tribal boys are provided with room, board and an education at this school run by the Marthoma Church

This lovely garden winds through a wooded area at Santhigiri Ashram. I wish it were in my backyard.

Beautiful chapel at Santhigiri Ashram, run by the Marthoma Church.