If your child is in an IB school or you are considering putting your child in an IB school, you MUST read this. In my opinion, IB Schools in Pune are probably one of the biggest scams around. The IB affiliation by the International Baccalaureate Organization is offered for three different programmes:
PYP (Primary Years Program): [...]
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Should you bring your kitchen appliances with you? Or should you buy them once you reach India? Would the 110V appliances work in India? Or does one need to buy 220V appliances? The following should help you decide what to bring with you when you move to India.
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Tags: 110 Volts, 220 Volts, Appliances, India, Items To Bring, Moving to India, Relocation
There are a whole range of magazines out there, from the news magazines to the fashion magazines. Most of you have your own favourites amongst these. However, there are two magazines that are worth subscribing.
The first is a children’s magazine, called Dimdima. It’s target age group is ages 9 - 15, but I think kids as [...]
It has now been almost two and a half years since I moved back to India. It is only in the past 10 months or so, that I truly feel settled and feel “at home”. The first 18 months were a rough roller coaster ride, and I have lost count of how many times I [...]
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There will probably be some local mom-&-pop DVD/CD rental shop which will rent out the latest movies to you. The problem with most of them is that the prints are pirated, and very often not of good quality. The other issue with them is that since the DVD’s are pirated, they do not maintain a [...]
During Diwali vacation we visited Mumbai with the goal to do some touristy things. After much research, we found some places that are rather nice and very enjoyable.
1. Elephanta Caves: It’s about a 45 minute ferry ride from the Gateway of India. It’s a definite must go place. The caves were very clean and well [...]
The previous posts dealt with how to interview your prospective maid. This one deals with how much to pay her and how to negotiate the salary. Also, feel free to share your opinions and experiences on how you went about hiring your domestic staff.
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After you have asked all your questions and got some basic understanding about your prospective maid, you now need to share with her what your requirements are. I am listing below what I normally tell them…you should add to or omit some of them as per your requirements.
Job description - typically what I expect of [...]
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How to hire maids/domestic help in India. What questions to ask and how to negotiate salary.
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When you have just arrived in India, hiring a maid is not necessarily your top-most priority. But sooner or later you will need to hire a maid(s). For most, this hiring process has some angst. I have given below some questions to ask at the “interview”. Many of them may not be relevant to the [...]
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Tags: Domestic Help, India, Maids