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Hello World! India Adventures...: November 2005
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Sunday, November 20. Namaste / Namaskaaram from Aranmula, Kerala, India! In the past 40 hours, I’ve said So long to my sweet home, Chicago, (and my oh-so sweet family in Chicago), Guten morgen to Frankfurt, Salaam to Bombay, and Namaskaaram to Kerala. My many-hour journey, which included. Two 7-hour flights to bring me from evening in Chicago to 1 am two days later in Bombay,. But also are worn at ankle length (to this Aaron would say, Those look like skirts! About an hour from our destination in Aranmul...
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Hello World! India Adventures...: October 2005
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Tuesday, October 11. Everything regarding my upcoming trip to India is beginning to fall nicely into place and it's finally starting to feel official: I’m leaving next month! As of this week, my flights are being booked for November 16 I can’t wait! And a few other cities, mostly in the north and northeastern regions or India. I’ll also be doing a few days of trekking and camping in the Himalayas! And then return from India to Indiana. Hmm. That'll be a bit of a letdown- just joking, Mom! I saw this year...
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Tabla Tony: October 2007
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My trip to South India, staying at the Vijnana Kala Vedi Cultural Centre in Aranmula village, Kerala. Wednesday, October 31, 2007. Monday, October 29, 2007. Finally - after days of the internet being down here at VKV I can now access a computer and add another posting. But it was fun and a great weekend. We have such a lovely group of people and we all enjoyed just hanging out together. Lots of swimming - or should I say jumping up and down in between crashing waves, and a strong undertow. Go...The Belgi...
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Hello World! India Adventures...: February 2006
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Saturday, February 11. Farewell (for now) to Aranmula. Karnatic vocal classes and beginning karnatic violin! The notes of most karnatic ragam are Sa Ri Ga Ma Pa Da Ni Sa. Visit to Aranmula’s Astrologer:. There was silence in the room for over 15 minutes as the jodi-shi (astrologer) poured over several volumes of Indian astrological knowledge. And Jodi (a woman from Australia) and I waited in apprehension to hear the insights these books and this ancient knowledge held for us and our lives. I had to call ...
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Hello World! India Adventures...: December 2005
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Sunday, December 18. Interesting sights I’ve seen around Kerala:. Innumerable women rushing down the roads on motorcycles, riding side-saddle-style with saris flapping in the wind. A temple elephant getting a slow-motion sponge bath in the river, being scrubbed by several men (who, mind you, the elephant could easily trample) one of whom would occasionally shout commands for the elephant to lift right leg or lie on left side with which the elephant would sluggishly but docilely comply. Women wearing sari...
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Hello World! India Adventures...: October 2006
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Thursday, October 12. Namaste and Welcome to Melissa's Adventures in INDIA! Indiana. India. The words are only 2 letters apart, but the areas of the world they define are half a world apart. My flight is booked for November 16, and I am counting down the days until I'll be embarking from the Land of Cornfields that is Indiana to the Land of Diversity that is INDIA! Posted by Melissa @ 5:33 PM. Planet Earth, Milky Way Galaxy. View my complete profile. PVI Tour: Itinerary for the 2nd half of my trip.
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Hello World! India Adventures...: January 2006
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Tuesday, January 24. Glossary of Potentially Unfamiliar-to-the-Western-Ear Terms:. The Keralan village that has become my new home. The Vijnana Kala Vedi Cultural Center, where I’m staying for the initial 3 months of my trip, is situated here. A knee-length tunic worn by women (mostly the younger population more elderly women tend to wear saris) in India. Worn with pants and accented with a shawl called a dupatta. Formally known as kallam-eruttu) yet another traditional art form unique to Kerala: somethi...
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Kerala Hangout - Places of Intrest in Gods Own Country: Pathanamthitta
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Kerala Hangout - Places of Intrest in Gods Own Country. Kerala Hangout - Places of Intrest in Gods Own Country. It is 10 km away from Chengannur on the Thiruvananthapuram-Kottayam route. It is a little temple town in Pathanamthitta District, surrounded by undulating green hillocks and girdled by the holy river. And the annual snake boat races held in connection with the temple festival during August-September,. THE UTHIRITTATHI BOAT RACE :. A visit to the banks of the river. Transport the spectator to a ...
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Hello World! India Adventures...: July 2006
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Wednesday, July 5. Sunset over Lake Michigan. Posted by Melissa @ 8:25 AM. Planet Earth, Milky Way Galaxy. View my complete profile. Vijnana Kala Vedi: Where I'll spend the first 3 months of my journey. PVI Tour: Itinerary for the 2nd half of my trip. All About Indian Cultures! Gandhi: Greatest Man EVER! Want to Learn Hindi? What's going on in the World? World News in brief. All About Tibetan Culture! Tibetan Government in Exile. Om Mani Padme Hum What does it mean? Sunset over Lake Michigan.
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Hello World! India Adventures...: November 2008
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Thursday, November 27. Pictures from My "Journey to the West" - Adventures in Inner Mongolia. Posted by Melissa @ 8:40 PM. Planet Earth, Milky Way Galaxy. View my complete profile. Vijnana Kala Vedi: Where I'll spend the first 3 months of my journey. PVI Tour: Itinerary for the 2nd half of my trip. All About Indian Cultures! Gandhi: Greatest Man EVER! Want to Learn Hindi? What's going on in the World? World News in brief. All About Tibetan Culture! Tibetan Government in Exile. Sunset over Lake Michigan.