It’s my last night in India. Four weeks have gone by faster than you can say Namaste. And what a… Read more Phir milenge, India
Category: sabbatical
News junkie
You can take the girl out of the newsroom, but you can’t take the newsroom out of the girl. I… Read more News junkie
Unaccustomed Earth book review — I loved everything
I am so happy that Charlene introduced me to Unaccustomed Earth by Jumpa Lahiri. It is an amazing book of… Read more Unaccustomed Earth book review — I loved everything
Women’s empowerment group trip to Amber Fort
Last week during one of our discussion segments in the women’s empowerment class, we ventured onto the topic of how… Read more Women’s empowerment group trip to Amber Fort
Out and about in Jaipur
Aside from volunteering, I’ve been getting to know the city of Jaipur. As I mentioned before, it’s the Pink City,… Read more Out and about in Jaipur
High expectations
I arrived in Jaipur on Feb. 22 and have been volunteering for the past three weeks at an education project… Read more High expectations
The Monkey Temple
When Heather, one of the volunteers, asked if I wanted to go to the Monkey Temple (called Galta) on Saturday… Read more The Monkey Temple
The Pink City
The rest of the volunteers in the house went away for the weekend, so it was just Stanny and I.… Read more The Pink City
Elephant Village
We went to visit the elephant village on Thursday. This is actually one of the volunteer sites that people can… Read more Elephant Village
Tuesday cooking class – butter paneer masala
Every Tuesday, the kitchen staff gives a cooking class to the volunteers. Today we learned how to make butter paneer… Read more Tuesday cooking class – butter paneer masala
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