Needier than I thought…

I have less than 48 hours left in Mumbai. Work is done. Bags are packed (pretty much). Flatmates have left. The end is here. But what of the journey here? I'm leaving feeling a rather confusion concoction of emotions. But I have realised one thing. That knowing something, feeling something and living that same something are…

Approaching the end

“Is it really possible to tell someone else what one feels?” Leo Tolstoy "Whereof we cannot speak, we must remain silent." Ludwig Wittgenstein The End has come. In many ways I cannot believe how long it has taken, and yet in others, it has come so soon. Such is life I suppose- the days have…

How do you measure a year in the life…

For the musical fans amongst you, you will spot the reference to "Seasons of Love". I completed a year in the classroom in May, and this question has been floating around in my head. How can I measure this year, or even make sense of it? The truth is, even after a summer away, a…

A punch in the gut

"I am a bad person I know. So please dont tell me that I am bad. I am a wast person. I am not best at all in everything. I am samed my life" Asjed Ali Shaikh (Class 6, The Explorers) There are days where you know it's all gone wrong. It's clear from the…

Independence

I almost lost 3 kids today. Err, what, I hear you say! So yes, school was over, as was MUN class. And I had Sana, Albaz and Albiya to drop onto the bus from Sion to Kurla where they live.  A short walk, a trip we do every day, led us to the bus stop.…