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So Far in Bihar: October 2010

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So Far in Bihar. Friday, October 29, 2010. You may be wondering what Jeff and I have been up to during this long spell between blog posts. Have they been teaching their pup to be a model canine citizen? Have they been hanging out in coffee shops in Patna, or strolling through the tourist sites? Or have they been busting their butts for JPAL, working long, exhausting hours, just as if they were, whats the term, field RAs? Tuesday, October 12, 2010. Lalu is the best-loved Bihari street dog. We have a puppy!

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So Far in Bihar: April 2011

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So Far in Bihar. Saturday, April 30, 2011. Eating in Behea, LOTR-style. The food for the field staff is arranged by a survey company weve hired to take care of logistics. Its really good, if monotonous, and theyre incredibly eager to serve Madam (yeah, thats me). We had originally arranged for breakfast, lunch and dinner, but it turns out that the full meal plan at no additional cost is this:. Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Exploding Printers and 100 Kumars. Monday, April 25, 2011. Tuesday, April 19, 2011.

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So Far in Bihar: December 2014

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So Far in Bihar. Tuesday, December 23, 2014. Going through some photos from this summer on my computer, and came across a few gems from Motihari, Patna and Delhi. Casualty" is always a very sensible choice for a rural Indian medical complex (Motihari). Not sure what "Tick"s have to do with "Fun" and "Taste." On Boring Road in Patna. Very inspirational name for a Fitness Religion (Delhi). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A visual sample of our adventures. Throwback. can you believe how small Lalu is?

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So Far in Bihar: July 2014

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So Far in Bihar. Friday, July 25, 2014. Scenes from a school near Bettiah. One child called out the numbers 1-100 while the others echoed him, then he started again while I slipped away. I couldn't even fit all the children in this shot. Secondary students get tables! But there are just as many of them. Super steep slide. I kept watching for any children to play on it, just to see what would happen. The See-Saw of Death. Wednesday, July 23, 2014. Go figure we didn't take it literally enough. All of this ...

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So Far in Bihar: January 2011

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So Far in Bihar. Monday, January 31, 2011. Thursday, January 27, 2011. Despite not being fully healed, Lalu rocked the Patna Dog Show on Sunday. Yes, you heard me correctly. A dog show is something I would never consider participating in in the US, since everyone would be all snooty about breeds and behavior and such. But here in Patna, it was a riot. Thursday, January 20, 2011. Saturday, January 15, 2011. Turns out I'm not afraid of poop. Wednesday, January 5, 2011. Monday, January 3, 2011. Farah in Med...

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So Far in Bihar: June 2013

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So Far in Bihar. Sunday, June 30, 2013. Believe me, Delhi, I agree with you about the honking. But doesn't puncturing tires seem a bit of a severe punishment for aberrant parking? The Exercise Circuit in Delhi's Green Park. Technically, Jeff and I are not in Bihar, but we're taking a glorious 5 days of vacation in Delhi in the midst of Jeff's 2.5 months at IDinsight in Bihar (and the start of my summer travels). I figure Delhi is close enough to resurrect our old blog. Introduced me to the park 2 years a...

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So Far in Bihar: August 2010

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So Far in Bihar. Sunday, August 29, 2010. Slow Down. Unless You Have An Appointment With God. The title for this post comes from a street sign that Jeff Weaver and I saw in Chennai, when we were there for the RA Meet in July. In addition to being totally absurd, its appropriate for this post, since (as youve probably noticed) I just learned how to post photos from Picasa in a slideshow within a post (and a bunch of other things, like personalized backgrounds! Thursday, August 26, 2010. Part 1: Boring Road.

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So Far in Bihar: July 2013

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So Far in Bihar. Sunday, July 7, 2013. Written in the Delhi airport a few days ago). Things I Miss (in no particular order). Certain foods: mangoes (mango milkshakes! Crispy chili potatoes, Choco Frappes at CCD, chai. Good friends - Rashmi, Girish, Nikhil, et al. Cheap and easy transportation via auto rickshaw. Believe it or not, for nearly all of our auto rides, the drivers agreed to use the meter! Times they are a changin' . Funny mistranslations/phrasings on most signs. Things I Don't Miss. After a li...

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So Far in Bihar: July 2010

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So Far in Bihar. Friday, July 30, 2010. In Which Virginia Leaves the Apartment and I Neglect to Beat Her. Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Jeff and I finally bought produce yesterday! Tuesday, July 20, 2010. Sunday, July 18, 2010. Last night was our first night in our apartment, and we were very excited to settle in. We arrived at about 11:30pm (dinner is typically around 8 or 9pm around here) to discover that there was no electricity in the building and the generator wasn't working. Surprise! You make an a* ou...

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So Far in Bihar: September 2010

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So Far in Bihar. Thursday, September 30, 2010. Life at the office: drowning squirrels and twice-daily chai. For the past few weeks, the Patna Team has been happily settling into office-based life. To inaugurate the new space, we did a simplified version of a ritual called. Greh Pravesh), which literally means something like to go into the home, but is referring to purifying a home before you go in for the first time. Nikhil, one of the project assistants, suggested that we should call it. Haircuts are of...