Blue Moon Homestay Faridabad

... Swastika's decorated the walls, they symbolize
Ganesh, whom is the son of Vishnu.

Afterwards we went to Ritu's Aunties, there I saw a baby asleep on a
double mattress with pillows. In Australia this would be farrowed upon,
it is common belief this is unsafe and the child is prone to
suffocation.



18th July 2008:

Today I participated in 'Puja' which is the Hindu form of prayer, it
was a very valued experience. It was sad when all ...

... at Dr. Bandhu's house. Most of the other volunteers are medical students and most of them are guys - firsts for both categories. The guys that I have been spending the most time hanging around with are Will from England, JP from Denmark, and Justin who is actually from Miami but went to college at Cornell. It has been nice to have other guys around, and we have been doing a lot, as I have had more motivation to try things with other people.

In the ...

... weather also
caused many people to stay away from the area, so the towns were all
empty and most shops/restaurants were closed up. This did not stop us
from having a good time, however, as we explored the beaches in the
north and south of the state, rented scooters, ate and drank delicious
food at monsoon-season ...

... time, and they all fight for position near his desk. After diagnosing the kids, they may be sent for tests, vaccines, or x-rays, all of which are performed on-site, usually in the next room. And before leaving his office, the parents pay directly to him, with the fee for the office visit being equivalent to around $2. I usually stand behind Dr. Kalra and watch as he examines the children. Again here, he has been really helpful by explaining a lot and has taught me much new ...

... uphill and we had to reach that Bugiyal which we crossed while coming. The breath was again heavy. There were few more trekkers now joining us on the way from the group camped on the riverside. They were all frequent trekkers and were fully prepared to handle the toughness of the trek with their lightweight cushioned shoes and sturdy sticks in their both hands to support. Soon the weather became cloudy. We had crossed the Bugiyal and ...

Atterissage en douceur a Indiria Gandhi International Airport ou la temparature a 7h30 du soir est de 42 degre... ouah! qu'est ce que ca va etre en pleine journee!!! Mardi 19 avril nous avons pris pour la premiere fois une chambre avec A/C. le souci dans cette ville c'est que la temperature ne diminue jamais ou si peu. Nous sacrifions cette journee a organiser la suite et fin de notre voyage en Inde. Premiere etape, nous liberer de tout ...

... of unsold homes have depressed prices and construction. Given hat prices rose too high in the "bubble"-homes were affordable only because credit was dispensed so recklessly-much of this painful adjustment was unavoidable. But that process should be mostly complete. Here's a little-known fact: housing may be more affordable now than at any recent time ...

... at the hotel (a redeeming quality) after breakfast we went on a search for a new hotel. Along the way our new best friend Jai took us on a little tour of Delhi to Connaught Place were we were headed to buy some train tickets. Well, he had another plan in mind... He insisted on taking us to the Government of India Tourism Center to get our free map and lots of useful travel info, so we went. After two ours of talking with ...

Delhi, India Nov 8, 2008 The smog is starting to get to me. While my sleep pattern is beginning to adjust to the 10.5 hour time difference the smog has aggravated my breathing just a bit particularly during sleep but a quick trip to the "chemist" for a bronchial spray will hopefully help (Update: bronchial spray helps). I nonetheless feel rested enough at 7am to gather myself together for a barely adequate Indian style continental ...

... cream had spices!

That night Chilli read my palm, unfortuantly I do not recall what was said!

Day three. 01/05/06

Once
again I woke up at six and went for a morning walk, this became my
dreaded routine, seven hours sleep for a fourteen year old is rather
tiring! I also had the routine of Yoga on the roof with Ajay and Ritu's
autistic son Chinu, of whom is one year older than I. That day I helped
him with his special education, and in the evening ...