"We give what we can" he said as he unlocked our room. "You have everything you need: hot water 24 hours, clean towels, and two warm blankets, you'll not get cold at night". We hesitantly followed him in, wondering what kind of room would merit paying almost double the going rate. It was just barely in the range  of our budget, and we were willing ( Read more... )

It's been a while, but as I wrote before leaving for Himachal, that was expected. I can't quite believe that I'm leaving India in less than a month. I met some crazy characters on my travels...one of the most interesting of which was Mr. Joseph Iype who ran our hotel in Munnar (character sketch to be put up once I find the time to type it up. I ( Read more... )

You know those terrible sunburns you get sometimes? Those terrible ones where your skin looks like you have red or pink clothes on and their just skintight? yeah...that's my neckline. There's a nice clear distinction (aka line)  from where my long-sleeved V-necked shirt covered, and where it didn't. Normal white pale Zohar skin, and a dark red ( Read more... )

I spent the weekend in Panchgani, a beautiful hillstation. It's right by Mahabaleshwar which is famous for its strawberries. Since the two are close I got a weekend filled with delicious fresh strawberries and ice cream and brought home a small container of Mahabaleshwar honey ( Read more... )

For the first time in ages, I have been dancing all day. My legs are tired. I taught so many moves, I did so many tricks... We made up tricks! I had a great group of dancers who were really enthusiastic. I had a blast and people want to start a swing club!!! I'm so happy! Too bad India doesn't have any swing clubs to go to...still, just dancing and ( Read more... )

For those of you who haven't seen the movie, or read the book, I bring it to your attention. The movie isn't available in India, so my boss asked me that I order it for her. It arrived a couple days ago and last night we watched it together at her house. The film is beautiful and leaves you thinking. Sure, it has plenty of cliches and in some ways ( Read more... )

strange mix of sleeping until 4pm the day before. Drinking green tea at 10pm, and having a million and one thoughts in my head ( Read more... )

Due to the fact that I moved all my music to external drive. I have to reorganize all my music in iTunes. It's nice, it's giving me a chance to go over my music, and some of the new stuff I got from people. It's acquainting me with Bob Dylan and reminding me to listen to Ben Harper. New music to my ears. I'm only halfway through D in my music ( Read more... )

The internet comes and goes. When you click on a link you never know what will happen. I'm at a UWC, and the internet quality is at a point where the guidance counselor is no longer guaranteeing that they can get in all the online apps done. Which means some have to be submitted by mail, which means it needs to be sent in the next couple days. Can ( Read more... )

"None of the candidates want to talk about the fact that even if their plans worked out exactly as designed, none would cover all 47 million uninsured people in the U.S. That's because several million of the uninsured -- estimates put it at about seven million -- are illegal immigrants, and none of the front-runners include them in their programs."

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