Afternoon,
For Christmas if you were say on a month(s) placement in India, would you consider flying back to see family and relatives?
I'm on a five month placement, from September --> February!
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Christmas in India
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Dan Wood
, Aug 09 2006 05:32 PM
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Posted 09 August 2006 - 05:55 PM
I think that depends on the person. After three months in India, you might be ready for a break. If it were me, and I would be going home in February anyway, I would try to see the country. Christmas is a very special time in South India, and the weather is also very good for traveling around much of the country. If it were me, I would head south to Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
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Posted 09 August 2006 - 06:51 PM
Where are you?
If Christmas is a religious event for you then I can echo the advice to visit Kerala.
I guess there are Christians everywhere in India, but Kerala has a particularly high proportion: many houses will be decorated for Christmas.
If you really want a dose of Home (where is that, UK?)... it is a long flight for a few days,hardly long enough to adjust to the different time zone.
It is also hgh season for flights to India, though you may be lucky doing the trip other way around
If Christmas is a religious event for you then I can echo the advice to visit Kerala.
I guess there are Christians everywhere in India, but Kerala has a particularly high proportion: many houses will be decorated for Christmas.
If you really want a dose of Home (where is that, UK?)... it is a long flight for a few days,hardly long enough to adjust to the different time zone.
It is also hgh season for flights to India, though you may be lucky doing the trip other way around
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Posted 10 August 2006 - 02:13 AM
Ok, its just I will be on a five month placement at a school in Urjjan. Would they really be willing to do that?
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Posted 10 August 2006 - 02:23 AM
I wouldn't fly back to see relatives and friends at Christmas, but I would invite them to visit me in India.
As others have said, Kerala is the perfect Christmas destination.
As others have said, Kerala is the perfect Christmas destination.
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Posted 24 August 2006 - 06:03 AM
john.sw, on Aug 10 2006, 02:23 AM, said:
I wouldn't fly back to see relatives and friends at Christmas, but I would invite them to visit me in India.
As others have said, Kerala is the perfect Christmas destination.
As others have said, Kerala is the perfect Christmas destination.
A first Christmas in India can seem a little strange - however- it is also very lovely indeed. Here in TN as in Ireland, people are a little different, a little more friendly, a little more happy and the shops are full of surprises and wonder....houses are decorated (even if the occupants are not of Christian origin) and there is still a magic in the air! The only thing it took me ages to get used to was if I had to run out for something on Christmas day - the streets were the same, people going to work, kids going to school, almost all the shops open etc...so now I try not to have to go out and focus on the family home with our tree and lunch and smiling happy faces of the kids!
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Posted 24 August 2006 - 10:29 AM
john.sw, on Aug 10 2006, 02:23 AM, said:
I wouldn't fly back to see relatives and friends at Christmas, but I would invite them to visit me in India.
That's what I did last year - my family flew out to stay with me just after Xmas.
Goa's nice then, too.
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Posted 24 August 2006 - 11:19 AM
We were in Goa last Christmas, it was wonderful. On Christmas day itself we just rode for miles on a scooter jumping on the little ferries around the inland waterways with folk screaming Merry Christmas everywhere we went. We just kept going until we came upon Fishermans Wharf which is a lovely little indoor / outdoor restaurant overlooking the river, sat down and had Christmas dinner outside watching kingfishers.
First time I'd been out of the UK at Christmas and it was the best time without all the hassle that Christmas brings back home!
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First time I'd been out of the UK at Christmas and it was the best time without all the hassle that Christmas brings back home!
Cheers
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Posted 25 August 2006 - 02:26 PM
Dear Dan,
If you are posted in a school in Ujjain, then you need to be sure about the holiday you have available. While Christmas is celebrated in India and Schools have a holiday the lenght is dependent on the school. In cities like Mumbai, delhi this would mean 10-12 days. In the south again this would be the case. In Gujrat / madhyapradesh where diwali vacations are longer the holiday may be just a day or two. and it may not be worth the effort to goback to UK for couple of days.
If you are unable to get away from your work then you can look up the local church and celebarate chistmas with your new friends in India
best of luck and enjoy your stay
Mani
If you are posted in a school in Ujjain, then you need to be sure about the holiday you have available. While Christmas is celebrated in India and Schools have a holiday the lenght is dependent on the school. In cities like Mumbai, delhi this would mean 10-12 days. In the south again this would be the case. In Gujrat / madhyapradesh where diwali vacations are longer the holiday may be just a day or two. and it may not be worth the effort to goback to UK for couple of days.
If you are unable to get away from your work then you can look up the local church and celebarate chistmas with your new friends in India
best of luck and enjoy your stay
Mani
