I can’t remember exactly when I’ve seen the american movie “Iron will” but one thing is for sure: it truly touched me and since then I rewatched it many times. I just can’t get enough of it… I am fond of it. The movie is about a dog-sled race and since then I have been wanting to try it out.…
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Tea
In Sri Lanka I’ve seen enormous green areas -tea fields in the first time in my life. The island is the world’s biggest tea exporter. We could walk on the fields, talk with the workers and could observe every aspects of tea harvest. The woman working on the fields are working very fast while chatting with each other and singing.…
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THAI PONGAL
Thai Pongal is one of the most important celebrations of Tamil Nadu, which lasts for four days, started on Monday, January 14, 2019. They dedicate the festival to the Sun God for 4 days for agricultural abundance. In parallel, there is Makar Sankarati, which is celebrated throughout India. The origins of the Thai Pongal festival may date to more than…
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Friends from all over the world
There is a saying I love so much – it goes like this: “Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comforts of home and friends. You are constantly off balance.” And that’s so true. I traveled alone to India and Sri Lanka, but I was never alone. I met…
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WEEK NUMBER 6 – Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon
Sri Lanka is located in the north of the Indian Ocean – south of India’s coast. The English name Ceylon was in use until 1972 when officially became Sri Lanka. Those who travel to India should not miss Sri Lanka – the two countries are very close to each other, the ticket price is very cheap and prices are…
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The story of my saree
Saree is a traditional dress for women, several meters long, wrapped around the waist as a skirt and it ends on one shoulder. There are several colors and styles of sarees that change from one region to another. The decoration, the folding of the material tells a lot about the social situation and the social affiliation of the wearer. Sincet…
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INDIA WEEK NUMBER 5
My last week in India was very fast, I tried to compress everything in this couple of days. I worked in the morning and in the afternoon I tried to discover those parts of Chennai that I had missed out, as well as film festivals and demonstrations. This week I have been dealing with marriages, male – female roles and…
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WEEK NUMBER 4 INDIA
When I arrived to Chennai a few weeks ago, I would not have thought that I would be in the north for the fourth week or rather in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur – to see the golden triangle. Since everyone has come to India from far, we have the opportunity to travel a little apart from work, so we took…
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Week number 2-3 in India
The second and third week was very fast, mostly by working and learning. I graduated in law but since I have no idea of the legal system in India, so first I had to read a lot, especially about the situation of women, children, gender equality, and later on fisheries community and their problems. I had a lot to…
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Week number 1 in India
My first week in India was so busy – I met a lot of people and got a lot of new friends. After work, I always spend time with them, somebody always comes up something to do. We first participated in a 5, then 10 kilometer marathon run, we had dinner together where we ate using our hands, we had…
