arborenet

It's strange that you find yourself trying to adjust to your own home country after two weeks in a foreign country. I actually feel out of it, and it's not the time zone difference. LOL, I think I'm actually homesick since I left India. I was growing too attached to the intense backpack living-like life style ( Read more... )

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HAPPY PONGAL!!! (2nd Day)

arborenet Jan 15, 2009 22:41

Happy New Year from India! Today marked the second out of a three day series holiday of Pongal. Today is Pongal (translates to "boiling" in English) of the cow (forgot the actual name) where oxes, bulls and cows are beautifully decorated. Sugar canes are still hung throughout the urban and rural communities. And every area in the city makes New ( Read more... )

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Live from Cochin!

arborenet Jan 08, 2009 00:23

Life is very hectic and crazy here in Southern India. Here in Cochin is sunny with tempereatures no less then 85 degrees F. There is so much to do and learn down here, one would be the crime of a fool to sleep for a minute. After a Varna Rama the historical museum of the Royal Family of the Kochi territory, historical Jew synigoue (sp?), the ( Read more... )

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Hey that worm turned into a stick! Cool, the fence got all furry! Can we Brush It?

arborenet Dec 31, 2008 01:14

So today (actually yesterday) I got the vaccines for Hepatitis A, Tetanus, diphtheria, and tomorrow will be Malaria (pills). Based on which one I am getting...hopefully the short, I should not have to worry about hallucinating. Oh Joyus!

Divided We...Stand?

arborenet Dec 29, 2008 23:58

This is bizarre.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123051100709638419.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

But with each presidential election, you can see the same patterns of the same regions of the country.

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