Category: India
What I Miss
I’ve come from the heat of South Asia to a September heat wave in New England. I heard a meteorologist
What's Missing?
I’m taking advantage of this 36-hour journey home to do a lot of writing and reflecting. I realized the other
Child Labor
In my class, we read the story of Iqbal Masih, a child carpet worker in Pakistan who escaped and became
Crossing the Street
Pedestrians have no special rights in India. Crossing the street is both a challenge and an adventure. For the first
Group Dynamics
Today (July 30), we are one week into our two-week tour. We left the hotel in Varanasi this morning at
By the River Ganges
Delhi, that big large chaotic and noisy city where we began our tour a week ago, now seems mild compared
Feeling the Heat
Sauna. That’s the best way I can think of to describe the weather so far on this trip. The temperature
The Pink City and The Amber Fort
Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan state, was our second city on the tour. Here’s a quick introduction to the Pink
The Business of Shopping
I’ve experienced shopping on four different continents, but nothing is quite like the experience of shopping in India. Bargaining is
The Taj Mahal
I’m jumping ahead a few days to share some photos of the Taj Mahal. We visited just two days ago
Feeling Like A Star
Feeling Like a Star Note: Our tour guide, Manu, has solved my problem uploading images! Still have intermittent internet, but
Meeting the Locals
My Couchsurfing host in Delhi for two nights is Nitin, a lawyer from Punjab. His wife is also a lawyer
Getting Around
It’s hard to imagine 1.25 billion people. That’s about four times the population of the United States, although India is
Why do they do that?
Note: I’ll have to publish some posts without photos until I can get faster wi-fi. It’s been difficult getting anything
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