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
Category: travel
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
Over night in Agra and the Taj Mahal
I left Delhi on Friday morning for Agra, a five hour drive south, to see the Taj Mahal. The drive… Read more Over night in Agra and the Taj Mahal
An afternoon in (old) Delhi, and a trip on the metro
Well, I asked for the ‘real’ Delhi, and I got it. My roomie Stanny and I spent Thursday (Feb. 20)… Read more An afternoon in (old) Delhi, and a trip on the metro
On becoming vegetarian
Okay, I’m not becoming vegetarian, but I will be a part time one for the next eight weeks! Our cook… Read more On becoming vegetarian
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