If you are interested in finding out more about my home for 13 weeks, visit VKV's website:
http://www.vijnanakalavedi.org/
As many of my readers will know, this is my second trip to VKV - I was there in Dec 2004 / Jan 2005 (during the infamous tsunami) Some of my current readers were also there at that time and have become friends through the experience. So now almost 3 years later I am on my way to Kerala again, to continue my Indian percussion internship.
Kerala: "God's own country"Rivers, "backwaters", beaches
Green paddy fields
Tropical climate
Monsoon
Coconut trees, palm trees, jasmine, hibiscus
Often communist government
Highest literacy rates in India
Language: Malayalam
Hindu, Moslem, Christian et al
Rich in arts and festivals
3 years means change and difference. My 5 week stay last time was profound and energising. Much has changed since that time - in my life and in the life of Aranmula village. There are different VKV staff members. There are different co-students. And I am different, at a different point in my life. Watch this space to see how it all unfolds.
