Aimee Smith

Experiences so far….
Yoga daily
Learning Kelari
Invited to watch a traditional south Indian wedding (in North India!)
Watched a Bollywood Horror in the cinema at midnight!
Practicing my “Kemcho” and “Majamas”
Finding that this is a “dry state” in which everyone seems to drink!
Eating chai and chapatti on the kitchen floor of my friend’s uncle’s son’s house in the old city.
Finding myself with superstar status on the streets of the city.
Seeing 100’s of versions of Lord Krishna (…and its only just the beginning)
Visited the Ghandi Ashram to be inspired by one of the most amazing figures in history
Finding an Aussie Cookie store. Didn’t know that’s what we’re famous for!?!? I guess in a vegetarian state a good-ol- Aussie BBQ probably wouldn’t go down so well.
Watched the Darpana company pull together a brand new show, from conception to production, costumes and all, in 8 days. (The work is based on Khadi, the traditional handmade clothing of India promoted by Gandhi as a non-violent resistance to the oppression from the British. These days it proves its worth again offering sustainability to the environment (a very eco friendly product with very little waste and no synthetic products used in the process) as well as local communities (providing the community with jobs and income).)

About to…
Go on tour with the company for a week. I’ll see 5 cities in 6 days whilst the company continues on to perform in 18 cities in 20 days! And India is not a small country!