Just weird
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So-Long Crazy!
My three months in India have flown by, and as it comes to an end I can’t help but notice the many subtleties of Indian customs that I have picked up – or…
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Tara The Star
On my way out of the Amber Fort in Jaipur, I stopped in the souvenir shop where I stumbled upon a deck of tarot cards. I have recently been interested in these for…
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Things in India that I just don’t get
I would love to write an individual blog post about each of these incredible phenomena I that I have come across in India, but I just can’t understand them! Here’s my best attempt…
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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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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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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…
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Street Smells
Every city has its various scents, when I think of Toronto streets I remember whiffs of the underground subway or of subway restaurants as I walk down the street. In Barcelona I get…
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First Time Squatter
I just had probably the worst toilet experience of my life! and this beats Cuba… My first time using a “squatter” was not by choice, however on a 20 hour train journey there…
