Archive for September, 2008

The End of Caste: India 2008

Posted Sep 30 in Trip Recaps by 1 Comment

Three months in beautiful South Asia. Check out this recap of my trip to India and click on the links inside to read the full articles!

Old Delhi

Posted Sep 24 in Travel Journals by 1 Comment

A trip into an Old Delhi spice market reveals an entirely different side of the city…

A new meaning for ‘manual labor’…

Posted Sep 16 in Articles by No Comments

There are no wheelbarrows in India. Ok, that might be a bit of hyperbole… but in all honesty, I’ve never seen one here. Nor have I seen any backhoes or jackhammers or earth movers. Nearly everything in India, from construction to landscaping to demolition, is done by hand. And when I say “by hand,” I mean by hand.

Indian food… the real kind.

Posted Sep 11 in Culture Guides by 7 Comments

Eating in India has become a bit of an adventure for me. Since being here, I’ve had my mental image of what constitutes “Indian food” radically altered, and I’ve had to put my “I’ll try anything once” vow to the test several times…

Doing the Impossible

Posted Sep 05 in Articles by No Comments

The mission of Truthseekers International is unbelievably audacious. Can they really make a difference with everything set against them?

Personal Space…

Posted Sep 01 in Culture Guides by 2 Comments

One American’s take on living in a country without personal space.