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A Little Shout Out
I recently recieved a little recognition from one of the volunteer companies I worked with in 2007. Cross Cultural Solutions chose me as their ‘Alumni In Focus’ for their newsletter. I was rather stunned, but I think they wrote a very nice article that highlights some of the high points of my volunteering with them. [...]
Book Review – Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald
I just finished the book Holy Cow, a memoir about an Australian’s experiences living in India. It was recommended to me to be a a good book to read before you came to India to get a feeling for the country – or to scare you off. Of course I didn’t end up starting the [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol 17, Sep 17 – Final Chapter
For the ‘best of’ Delhi Photography – click here!
For the ‘best of’ Agra and Taj Mahal Photography – click here!
For the ‘best of’ Rajasthan Photography – click here!
I wasn’t supposed to be here, in India that is. When I left the US a year ago I had many people ask me if I was going [...]
Photography in India
I have finally had a chance to upload my hundreds of photos of India. I have went back to the Entries for Spice Diaries and added the links to the pictures. However – I have also added all of the links here to each of the albums for your simple viewing pleasure.
Also – for those [...]
Spice Diaries Vol 16, Sep 13, 2007
For the ‘best of’ Udaipur Photography – click here!
For all snapshots of Udaipur and surroundings – click here!
Roadtrip!
My India visa was such a pain in the ass to acquire, I felt like I should use every ounce of it. My visa ran out on Sept. 15th, and my volunteer work was completed on Sept. 7th. [...]
Spice Diaries – vol 15, Sep. 12th
For all snapshots of my trip to Cate’s Placement – click here
For all snapshots of my trip to Lynn’s Placement – click here
For all snapshots of the trip to Agra -click here!
For all snapshots of the Taj Mahal – click here!
Three’s Company
You’ve all heard about my wonderful experience teaching – however I haven’t really spoken [...]
Spice Diaries Vol. 14, Sept. 11, 2007
It’s hard to believe that yet another Sep. 11th is going by. Once again I’m out of the country this year. Just two weeks ago in India there was a huge terrorist attack in Hyderabad – killing over 40 people…did you even hear about it? Probably not. Here in India, the front page of the [...]
A Functioning Anarchy; Driving in India
For all photos of Driving in India – click here!
Up until now, I used to think that Vietnam was the craziest traffic I had ever seen in my life. Well…move over Vietnam…enter India. I am absolutely positive that the word clusterfuck was created here by some Westerner riding in a taxi around Delhi. In my [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol 13, Sep. 8, 2007
Tears fell like a monsoon rain…
View Photos of my class and the party
I have cried many tears throughout this year of travel, however they have mainly been tears for me. These tears tend to fall into two categories; tears for my unanswered questions about my future, and tears for joy. However yesterday I shed many, [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol 12 – Sep. 6, 2007
No more pencils, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks…
Over the past year I have had many reasons to smile. Yet today was probably one of the most memorable reasons to smile this entire year of adventure and work free lifestyle. The strangest thing is that this smile spreads across my face uncontrollably and [...]
Spice Diaries – vol 11, Sep. 5, 2007
Today was yet another holiday in India…the land of constant festivals! Today was Lord Krishna’s birthday – an important God in the Hindu religion. The festival is called Janmashtami – and it basically means that I had the day off of work. It’s strange – I don’t think I’ve ever had a job in my [...]
Spice Diaries vol. 10 – Sep 2
I woke up this morning, and went out to fetch the Sunday paper. The moment I stepped out on our little terrace I knew it was going to be a tough day…the air was thick and heavy. The weather forecast in the paper said that it was to get to 35 degrees in Delhi today [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol 9, Sep. 1
People often wonder how I can be away from home for so long and not miss it. I myself am surprised at this some days. Then, on a night like tonight I realize that maybe it’s easy to be away from home because it’s easier not to deal with the realities of everyday life. Yet, [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol. 8 – Aug. 30
Today is the day – my last day of work a year ago. My last paycheck…that’s a painful thought. But if I think about the trade off of – no money, but world experiences instead – then it’s all worth it.
However, I am working currently (even though I’m paying them to work). The volunteer teaching [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol. 7, Aug 29
So you want to be a super model…
The days are going very fast. Too fast. This is my 3rd week here already and I have no idea where the time went. I only have a week left of teaching and I’m already sad about the thought of leaving.
This month has been full of realizations for [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol 6, Aug 24
To see all of the photos from my young ESL class – click here!
Another week has passed. Something has happened that I really wasn’t expecting – it has taken me by surprise. All my thoughts are consumed by it…I am giddy…I walk around with a big smile on my face when I talk about it…I [...]
Spice Diaries – Vol 5, Aug. 21
Mam, there are 20 different ways to tie a sari.
For photos of Ladie’s Night – click here!
Every day is full of lessons. Today was a varied as normal. I’m starting to get a feel for the teaching. A part of me even thinks that I’m good at it…and then I realize the difference between ‘that’ [...]
