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Hope for Women

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

So, it’s come to my attention that my recent India entries, while true, missed a lot of the wonderful and “normal,” (i.e. not scary, outrageous etc.) experiences that I had this trip. One of the main purposes of our traveling up north was to visit and film some of the Fair Trade company, Hope for Women. The business, in which women attain self-sufficiency, dignity etc. while handcrafting greeting cards with flowers from the base of the Himalayas, is quickly expanding, and the idea was to document some background for possible promotional use, or just for the “records.”P6060264 (Small).JPG [read on]

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Traveling Cheap

Monday, July 30th, 2007

So, this is a blurry picture (click on it and it’s bigger) of two lovely boys we met on the banks of the the Ganga in Rishikesh. They wanted to sell us flowers and fish food to put in the river — normallyP6130544 (Small).JPG I would have been embarrassed and somehow feel like I was a sucker, [read on]

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I’m in the US (I think)

Monday, July 30th, 2007
So, I flew into JFK and am staying with my cousin in Manhattan for two days before going home It's a long story (when has that stopped me before?) but essentially I had about 10 hours to wander around NYC, ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Protected: Mana Mandira Tum ho Rama Sai

Monday, July 9th, 2007

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it’s like “un poco”

Monday, July 9th, 2007
Okay, this is from Agra, but I got behind. Basically, though most of Agra was overwhelming and we couldnt even leave the hotel without the someone saying "where are you going?" and then trying to convince us that we should ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Protected: Prasanthi Nilayam! (pretend Anil Kumar’s voice)

Sunday, July 8th, 2007

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A(hhhhhhhhhh)gra

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
So, as I've said most of my trip thus far has been relatively hassle free, nice people, reasonable prices, etc etc etc. Then we went to Agra, (exasperated sigh inserted after the first syllable to represent, well, exaperation) but some ... [Continue reading this entry]

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You dont want our money?

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
"The skinny but not gaunt man leans over the top of the bus and reaches down with one hand and hoists my backpacker's pack up on the top of the bus. Next is Vasi's -- both of us can barely ... [Continue reading this entry]

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“How can we get a seat?”

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
"Do you know how trains work in this country?" a haggled European, I think Dutch, asked us, sweat pouring down his face in the Train Station in Agra. Vasi and I laughed. We were at the "reservations counter", yesterday we'd bought tickets ... [Continue reading this entry]

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“Dont touch me, your baby doesn’t need milk powder”

Friday, June 22nd, 2007
P6090468 (Small).JPGThis girl seems happy, not exploited. But looks aren't always what's important. Read on for more thoughts on exploitation and my growing cynacism. The above child is making bread ... [Continue reading this entry]

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