Entry for March 31, 2008

Photo: Some of the beautiful teachers that came to lunch
Well things are progressing in Bodhgaya at the Bakrour school. But instead how about a story. The other morning I went to take a shower. We flip on the switch to the water heater on for [...]

Sheri with some of the orphans

Children at Busari village school

Packed in like sardines.

Introducing the headaches of the computer age.

First grade student

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Entry for March 26, 2008

Photo: Promid intoduces Sheri to a first grade student.

This morning we walked across the river to the school with two Americans we met in the street (Cat and Dan from Idaho). We were greeted by the commotion of a school full of children. We visited each class and talked to each teacher. After, we walked [...]

Touch Down Bodhgaya

Photo: Downtown Gaya, Bihar. The nicest part. Watch your step.

We visited Sheri’s School in Bakrour (Sajata) Village. Promid was at the guesthouse early in the morning. We walled over together. It’s a wide stretch of sandy flood plain and dry riverbed from Bodhgaya to Bakrour. As we approached we could see the school. It’s clean [...]

Delhi Night Train

Photo: Elephant Festival Jaipur
We visited the starting of the elephant festival in Jaipur. We had some time to kill before we saw any elephants. We walked down a side street, all commotion and noise. As we walked a chanting procession passed by bearing a litter for a dead man. He looked quite young.

We caught a [...]

Entry for March 20, 2008

Photo: Curtis, Sheri and Beer Singh in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Hey Y’all
We’re ending our tour of Rajasthan and catching a night train from Dehli to Gaya tonight. Tomorrow is “Holi”, a Hindu festival where people go crazy and throw colored water and powder on everyone. I’ve been through one of these before and I’m bracing [...]

Entry for March 16, 2008

Udaipur, Rajasthan
So we’ve been touring around the state of Rajasthan in the west part of India. It’s kahaki desert landscape is offset by the fantastic colors of women’s’ saris. We splurged and hired a car with driver. Our driver’s name is Beer. We’ve made it to near the border of Pakistan far out in [...]