Out with the New, In with the Old
Two weeks ago Isel and I said goodbye to our first home here in Wayanad, stashed our belongings in to an auto-rickshaw and made the bumpy and twisty ride to our new home in Valad. The air is cleaner ...
The Grand Masala: Pepper Coconut Chicken Curry
As promised earlier this year, we are starting a new blog series called The Grand Masala, which focuses on traditional South Indian cooking. We are starting this new series off with Pepper Coconut Chi ...
Faces Behind the Bags #3
We are excited to continue our series of biographies featuring the women who participate in Profugo’s Tailoring Training Program this month, with our third tailor, Nalini. Nalini also hails from Prash ...
In the Name of Water…
Slowly waking from sleep, the crowing of the rooster becomes more and more lucid, cock-a-doo-da-looo! I rub my eyes and put my feet on the floor. Although sleepy, I smile because today is the start of ...
Another beginning under a new roof: Profugo’s House Warming
This Sunday our village was full of sounds. Firecrackers marked the beginning of the Hindu New Year according to the Malayam calendar in Kerala. Anxiously awaited by many of the children at our Englis ...