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bangalore rose: December 2007

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Breaking the Camel's Back. Shalom friends and family and warmest of greetings from. Welcome to the last leg of the “Up North” road trip – we conclude this epic in Rajasthan, the largest state in. Rockin’ out the deserts of the country (think camels everywhere! Is a pretty unique. This picture was taken from the. A Sunday luncheon with KatyAnna, Alye and Jonathan, next year’s SJPD faculty lead. On all. Accounts, this place is straight-up touristy – there are a lot of shop...

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bangalore rose: From Bangalore to Bangkok

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Friday, November 9, 2007. From Bangalore to Bangkok. That’s Thai for Hello my favorites! It’s great to be posting again – we just got back from nearly a week and a half on “holiday” and much has happened. On the minor details front, the paper on AIDS and Globalization was successfully completed – excellent! That night, we departed Thailand for Bangalore and arrived back at Visthar yesterday morning around 6 am. Public transportation – ridiculously efficient! There is an intense sense of pride and reveren...

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bangalore rose: It's All Good In Hyderbad!

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Thursday, November 22, 2007. It's All Good In Hyderbad! The holy text of Islam is the Koran – it is written in Arabic and is considered 100% valid only when read in that language. Reason for that is scriptural interpretation, interpolation, speculation is not tolerated. I remember when my mom came home from a Community Education class armed with an English version of the Koran. Pretty cool, huh? She’s my hero! Sufism – this is the mystical dimension of Islam. Rumi the poet was a Islamic mystic&...One day...

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bangalore rose: Holy Cow!

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Friday, November 23, 2007. Here’s to a world of pure imagination! After a 2 day visit to Delhi and the Taj Mahal (how wild? Bhagiratha, an ancient king’s grandson, is upset about a curse put on his family’s land during the time of his forefathers. He goes to the Hindu god Shiva and says "Lord, why are we still cursed? We have been saved! To this day, the Ganges continues to wash away the sins of the people and dances as a goddess on Earth. Maybe my strong feelings towards this place are because it’...

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bangalore rose: Breaking the Camel's Back

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Tuesday, December 11, 2007. Breaking the Camel's Back. Shalom friends and family and warmest of greetings from. Welcome to the last leg of the “Up North” road trip – we conclude this epic in Rajasthan, the largest state in. Rockin’ out the deserts of the country (think camels everywhere! Is a pretty unique. This picture was taken from the. A Sunday luncheon with KatyAnna, Alye and Jonathan, next year’s SJPD faculty lead. On all. Accounts, this place is straight-up touristy – there are a lot of shop...

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bangalore rose: Picture a Guide Book...

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Friday, November 30, 2007. Picture a Guide Book. Scoops: Here’s to Sheri and all the Summer Scoopers! This picture was taken in Hyderbad where apparently the ice cream and sweet shop has a franchise! The Taj Mahal – not a mosque, like I came in thinking. This fantastic place is actually a tomb built by a Mughal king for his wife. Get this lady: pregnant 17 times, bore 14 children! Who can say they got dressed at one of the 7 Wonders of the World? So how about those 6-8 inches of snow? Picture a Guide Book.

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bangalore rose: October 2007

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Monday, October 22, 2007. Most heartfelt greetings to all y'all! This post is a long time coming - updating isn't quite my forte, so I hope you're all ready for a barrage of super great experiences on Field Visit Part II! Oh, by the way, how about that weather in MN? Man, how good did you have to be to get 80 degree days in the middle of October? Pelican was rockin' out warmer than Bangalore some days - how wild! The Ben and MJ birthday bash - Doug got a Batman cake for the two to share! So this story be...

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bangalore rose: September 2007

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Sunday, September 30, 2007. Tuesday, September 25th:. 8221; The same boy answered saying all he needs is two cows and a couple of chickens – that’s his freedom from the practice. Oh, and the group I traveled with were amazing! So greetings y’all! It’s good to be back! Tuesday, September 18, 2007. 1 You don't pitch in Cricket; you bowl. 2 Pakistan has a phenomenal bowler. 3 There are wickets everywhere, but there aren't colorful balls that you try to smash underneath them with a massive mallet. Seriously,...

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bangalore rose: Jains, no jeans

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Friday, November 9, 2007. Jains, no jeans. Hey there folks – what’s happening? The spiritually inclined are absolutely naked. Everywhere they go, they go in the buff. Take at the end of November; the monks are heading to Delhi for a conference. They will walk there, and everyone they meet will have an unusual and cheeky visual encounter. Diet – very literal take on non-violence. So Jains are vegetarians, but they also limit what they eat to things that grow above ground. The reason for this...Jains belie...