Varkala is a small village near the southern tip of India (near the city of Trivanderum, about three hours south by train from Kochin) that is gaining a reputation for its fine beach nestled among the steep cliffs and Arabian Sea sunsets. We rented a small (perfectly round) cottage on one of the clifftops overlooking the beach and pretty much just kicked it back for a few days of well deserved R & R.
It was nice to take a break from teaching and enjoy some of Kerala's scenic beauty. Kerala in many ways just doesn't feel like the rest of India in terms of congestion, noise, and pollution. There seems to be, dare I say, serenity and peace to these coastal towns that I simply have not been able to find in the Hyderabad/Secunderabad region.We had some great seafood and enjoyed the fine views, but discovered that Indians aren't really beachgoers. The beautiful sands of Varkala were empty with the exception of a handful of fully clothed tourists - some of whom even went in the water with all their clothes on!
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Hi Pat Kaplo. My name is Lauren Danzi from the Hudson Litchfield News. I was wondering if I could do a story on your experience in Teaching in India, using some of the information from your blog and asking you some questions, maybe Via posting. I would also like to use a few of the your pictures from the site if possible.
Could you please respond to this post and let me know what you think. I'm sure we could find some way of getting you a copy of the article once it is completed if you agree to the story. Thanks
Lauren
Lauren - no problem using images or text from this website for the Hudson-Litchfield News (photo credit please).
Feel free to write me at: pat_kaplo@yahoo.com
Nice pictures!!
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