India: Unforgettable scenes

December 14, 2013
Street vendors were everywhere, even in the smallest little villages. All I see is brown, even with pops of color in the background. Yes, a young customer for that...
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Last-minute Christmas gift ideas

December 13, 2013
Ok, so we know that you're not going to circle the parking lot over and over looking for a place to park and then have to fight the mobs to actually buy something.  No....
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India: A native of the country responds

December 12, 2013
I was delighted to hear that my nephew and some of his fellow grad students in Syracuse were following my blog posts while I was in India and those posts that followed...
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Teaching: making the dream come true

December 11, 2013
I was hooked on teaching the minute I stood in front of 300 freshmen and sophomores and prepared to teach my very first college class. It was a fluke, really, a duty...
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India: the children broke my heart + filled me with joy

December 10, 2013
A small child, maybe 18 months old, dirty, dressed in rags, squatting in the gutter, drinking the dirty water.  The image is seared in my brain. I saw it at the...
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Entering the Blue Stone: most important book you could read...

December 9, 2013
India posts will resume tomorrow. Meanwhile, this is absolutely worth knowing about. I hadn't seen my father in more than a year. While it's true I lived 3,000 miles...
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India: Elegant archways lead us back in time

December 8, 2013
One of the most beautiful features of historical India is the archway and we saw it in many different renditions, all of them graceful and romantic. and...
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India: Mosquitoes, malaria & talismans

December 7, 2013
It's rare that I take a vacation that pushes me so clearly past the boundaries of my comfort level. That's because vacations are supposed to be "fun" and for me, that...
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India: Colorful potpourri–Delhi

December 6, 2013
Our stomachs weren't used to the bacteria in the water, so a basic routine was to be sure that we only drank from unopened bottles of brand name water, such as...
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India: Dancers demonstrate flexibility and femininity

December 5, 2013
No country does bling as well as India. Sparkling sequins, vibrant colors and shiny gold went well with the feminine moves of these beautiful dancers.  This was a day...
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