I was walking down one of my favorite leafy streets in my neighborhood this morning, on my way to the subway, and I saw, about 30 paces in front of me, a man in a suit warmly greet and embrace a boy of about 15 or 16. The boy looked awkwardly friendly in the sort …
Indian Elections
In case you haven't been aware, the last few months in India have been leading up to the huge National Elections, which started April 30th and will somehow continue for the next few weeks. (I don't quite understand.) Anyway, I just stumbled upon this interesting article by an Indian, a Mumbai resident, commenting on the …
Dharamsala: Search for the Dalai Lama
First, some logistics: you may have notices that at the top of the sidebar on the right, there's a new widget that says "My RSS." If you click on the little logo, you can go to a site that lets you subscribe to my blog, so it will send you my updates. At least, that's …
Indian Observations
I realized yesterday that not only have I been in India for 7 weeks, but this is - and will be, when I leave after two and a half months - the longest I've been in any one country outside the US, except for my year in France. I guess India wins some sort of …
Mountains of Maharashtra
I am currently in one of the more stunningly beautiful places in the world, with a natural landscape similar to that of the Grand Canyon, only much more lush and green, though similarly hot. Thankfully, at night it is cooler, and overall it is cooler than Mumbai. Before I get started, I want to do …
Kerala, Part 1: Fort Cochin
There are many problems with trying to post in India, the most important being that internet is surprisingly difficult to find. (There are plenty of internet cafes, mind you, but sometimes internet is out on the whole street, and many places we’ve been don’t have wifi, so I can’t use my own computer and hence …
Cambodia
In case you're confused by the last post and this post, I am actually in India at the moment, but I felt the need to catch up, so that's why you're getting all these posts now, when I have time to write things out. Here's Cambodia for you: The best way to describe Cambodia would …
Misadventures in Malaysia & Travails in Thailand
After Mikey arrived in Singapore last Monday morning, we proceeded to continue exploring the city together. We wandered Little India and Chinatown, explored to the impressive zoo (we saw polar bears!) and Night Safari (hyenas at night, anyone?), ate tasty roti prata (Casti girls - this is that amazing bread at that place in Mountain …
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Kate Thorman 