Asia
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Neighborhood Celebrities
Awkwardly accepting flowers on stage for a God’s birthday Our neighborhood seems to be a very close knit group of 3×3 streets, of which we have not seen any other non-Indians. There are…
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A Culture of Contrasts
I usually find irony in my daily routine by retreating in my three bedroom apartment after visiting slums all day; however no day has seen the extreme contrasts as yesterday. We took a…
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Why Bother Slum Upgrading?
Clearly slums offer some of the worst living conditions on earth. They are usually illegal settlements that appear on somebody else’s property, of whom wants to use and profit from it, while the…
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Indian Transportation
Our second trip out of Mumbai might as well been an experience in Indian transport, since we took every possible means to get around. We started with the overnight train, which was probably…
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Land of Never Ending Light Switches
In the house I grew up in, I would say there was an average of one light switch per bedroom and two for common rooms like the kitchen or living spaces. In India…
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Kickin it in Kerala
Our first trip out of Mumbai was to the South, and it was so relaxing and such a contrast to what we knew of India from living in one of its mega cities.…
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Bollywood Filming
So Bollywood finally called me! We had been asked to act a couple of times before but weren’t able to go because we are working. This time they only needed one person and…
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Getting Around India
This guy is scared of all the traffic! We have nearly gotten run over, trampled and horned (by oxen) during our first couple days in Mumbai. Getting around here and learning how to…
