TWU kicks off in anger next week. The participants have all arrived in various states of exhaustion but people seem to be settled in now. There are 36 "grads" taking part in the training - 12 from the USA, 12 from India, 6 from the UK, 3 from China, 2 from Canada and 1 from Australia. Within that there are at least 10 different nationalities so it's going to be a fascinating group to be part of.

This week has been mostly preparation: course material and training techniques largely. The trainers take on 6 people each for "coaching" so I've also had my first sessions with the UK grads to set expectations for the next 6 weeks and find out what they are thinking. I've got a final bit more prep I need to do today and on Tuesday (which is Independence day in India so no work) and then I should be ready.

I haven't had much time for more exploring. I did go back into town to see my tailor on Thursday: I'm having a suit and some shirts made to measure! The shirts were finished and looked wonderful and the suit needed some minor alterations - it'll be ready on Monday. I think dad would have been so chuffed to hear the tailor's was my first port of call in Bangalore.

Amidst all this I have had a bit of time for more photography. Here are a couple of favourites: