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I’ve been here close to 48 hours, though it feels like at least a week. I think it is the constant interaction with people. As I write this, I’m watching the election results roll in at fivethirtyeight.com and a few men sweeping the busy street below my window. Delhi wakes up at 7, but I’ve […]
India is a very resourceful country. I understand they have to be considering the sheer number of inhabitants – imagine the trash problem if the population of India took on the wasteful, disposable United States way of living. This resourcefulness is apparent in everything – from the miniature single ply tissues on my bathroom vanity […]
Last Tuesday Indians celebrated the equivalent of their new year – Divali. Just like our Christmas, the country takes off between three days and a week for the celebrations. As we flew in this morning I could see many houses and apartments were still strung with blinking lights in celebration. Tonight, I’m falling asleep to […]
Why is there a drain in the floor covered with a urinal cake between the toilet and the wall in the ladies water closet? How do you ask for a wake up call as apparently “wake up call” translates to “come by with tea in the morning”? What are the chances I’ll get a phone […]
Where else can you find a Lotus, a Ferrari, a BMW 750 and a 50 year old ratty service truck parked next to each other? (outside my hotel) The Lotus Temple through my fellow traveler’s window. Some of that haze is on the window; some of it is heavy in the air. Where one goes […]
After 24 hours of travel and about 16 hours of sitting around waiting, I’m writing safely from my hotel room in Nehru Place, Delhi. From my coworker’s room, I can see Iskcon, a harikrishna temple, and the Lotus Temple. From my window, I’ve got a lovely view of traffic and ratty apartments. I could tell […]
I’m working, packing and preparing for a halloween party, so no time to post, but here are some Halloween flash games and a crash course in Rocky Horror Picture Showing, in case that might be useful to you.
Two is such a sweet birthday. Sunday, we celebrated Sylvie’s second birthday with just us. She has a slightly larger celebration on Halloween with the locals. I remember Will looking so surprised and proud when his neighbors sang Happy Birthday on his second, and Sylvie was no different. As presents have trickled in, her reactions […]
“Mom, I heard on the radio that some guy loves his wife to the moon. That isn’t enough, is it, Mom? I love you to the sun and back. That’s enough, right?” Swear I had nothing to do with this.
You’d think he was the kids’ favorite sports team with their spontaneous shouts of support and impromptu pennant waving parades in his honor. Last night when asked which movie they wanted to watch, Sylvie yelled out, “Barack Obama movie! Yeah!” So, today, the kids made Obama signs. “We’re lucky because our neighbors only have one, […]