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Wedding Crashers Go International

Varanasi— last night of our month long trip trough north India during wedding season, and we still haven’t crashed a wedding! Luckily, right by St. Mary’s Church, where we were staying, two young locals had decided to join each other … Continue reading

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Tables turn, US department of Education.

On Sunday, November 7th, I gave an unexpected and lamentably pathetic speech to the thirty-three members of the delegation of the US Department of Education. Yes, indeed, on a podium, with a microphone, greatly underdressed and in front of Eduardo … Continue reading

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Cricket Game

We arrived at the Chinnaswamy stadium at around 1:30pm, Saturday Oct 9th. The Indian and Australian players had already been playing for over 4 hours. And as I write this, the afternoon of Oct 10th, they are still playing and … Continue reading

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A not so pleasant surprise for Roshen’s birthday

September 17th, 2010 On our way back from the amazing experience in Wayanad, Kerala, the team stopped for a special lunch at Om Shanthi in Mysore, the second biggest city in Karnataka. The ambience of celebration was palpable among the … Continue reading

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Visit to the Hospital

Do not worry! I am fine. My particular experience was prompted by my desire to get immunized against polio and by my lack of planning in what respects the importance of getting this done while in the US. My adventure … Continue reading

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Local Clash, Global Match

With no other warning but the one from our tentative schedule that named the adventure that we were going to live today as “Alternate Tour of Bangalore” SJPD ’10 embarked in what was probably one of the most enriching experiences … Continue reading

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