Jodhpur, India

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now thats what I call a bureacrat

So the last 24 hours have possibly been the most trying since arriving here (excluding the time at Gagari village of course!). Let's begin this way. We discovered we have basement. Yep, that wasn't bad it was thrilling because its approximately 15 degrees cooler down there at all points in...

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Drie on April 12, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

now thats what I call a bureacrat

So the last 24 hours have possibly been the most trying since arriving here (excluding the time at Gagari village, of course!). Let's begin this way. We discovered we have a basement. That wasn't bad, it was thrilling because its approximately 15 degrees cooler down there at all points in...

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Drie on April 11, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

accident smaccident

4/8/08 Time races by, and our very pointless but fun (while not in the car) mid-internship return to Jaipur has come and gone. We spent 13 hours in a miserably hot and uncomfortable jeep for 32 hours in Jaipur, but we got to meet up with everyone from the program, catch up, and hear their...

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Drie on April 09, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

its raining sand...unfortunately, not men

Another week has flown by in the life of yours truly. And I’m very excited to report that in that time I saw my first desert dust storm. It began with the very unusual presence of dark clouds—actually any clouds—in the sky. They loomed over us for a while. The sky turned a strange yellowish...

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Drie on April 04, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

it aint about lucky charms

snapshot: Its India auspicious Below I have compiled a very incomplete list of the many auspicions and inauspicions here in the jewel of the crown. -Coal eyeliner on babies wards off the evil eye and the ill-will of those jealous of their beauty and vitality. Worth the charcoal...

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Drie on April 01, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

weekly schedule in India...when youre a glutin

hello, Welcome to my weekly schedule highlights: Monday: First day back at 'work.' Send off a few emails and take a few administrative details into account. Sit in the one air conditioned room in the blind school and discuss dating habits in US and India with our Indian friend. Then its...

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Drie on March 31, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

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Krishna manifests himself in mysterious ways...there's a pool involved

Snapshot: the road from hell to heaven has a pool at the end Hello all, I am glad to report that my Indian adventure has turned rather from a sordid affair to summer breeze. I am now established at the blind school: my new NGO internship begins. And while the school itself has no projects...

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Drie on March 27, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

Holi cow! (last pun I promise)

Holi Holiday, What a holiday! I told you about preparation for the big event in the country. Preparation in the city was a bit more active and a bit less productive. Two days before the big day, the street bizaars were chalk full of stands selling heaps of colored powder in bags, small...

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Drie on March 22, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

tagged HoliCowSmear

Holi festival

3/20/08 Sanpshot: Holi Smoke! The Hindu holiday Holi is this weekend. It’s the second biggest (if your interested the first is Dewalli) holiday in India and celebrates the coming of Spring (the mean Spring taken with a grain of salt since it could more accurately mean the coming of...

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Drie on March 20, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

from the travel blog: Adventures in Hindustan

can you take the heat

3/19/08 Snapshot: Can you take the heat? I think we are finally coming to understand what is Indian heat. The last couple days each prove hotter than the last. Mornings remain cool, a tribute of the desert that when the sun disappears the sand releases the heat with only a quick...

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Drie on March 19, 2008 from Jodhpur, India

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