Archive for November, 2004
Visitors
My parents, brother, and grandpa arrived safely in London yesterday morning, and last night after class I took them out to the Blue Lion pub across the street from LDA and then down to the Jubilee Bridge to see the London skyline at night. They were all terribly jetlagged, but happy to be here. It […]
Excursion to the Ganges
Today began long before most of my days begin. We woke at 5:00 in order to drive to the banks of the Ganges, where we hoped to watch the sun rise over the holy city from a boat on the river. In the Hindu religion, the Ganges is a place where pilgrims come to have […]
Final break
It’s hard to think that I have less than a month left in London, but everything is beginning to see an end. Last weekend was our final break — we had four days off from LDA. Kirsten and I were originally planning a trip to Prague, but finances said otherwise, and we ended up sticking […]
Vacation in Paris
Okay, so I just had one of the best weekends of my life! Paris is my new favorite city! My flatmates sheri, andrea, and I took the chunnel to Paris friday night and checked into the most adorable hotel near the theatre d’odeon, right near notre-dame. The hotel was really nice and cheap, but it […]
Just one more week in Melbourne
Apparently it’s already been almost two whole weeks since I last posted, but it’s been a two weeks in which much has happened, including finishing finals, the election and doing some more sightseeing in Melbourne. Back on Nov 2nd I took my last final exam (Large-Scale Weather & Climate), which went quite well just like […]
Vacation
Namaste, friends and family! So we’ve spent another week at Visthar, and I finally wanted to tell you about my vacation last week! Vacation began on Friday, October 22. I decided to travel up the southern part of Kerala with my friends Britanee and Erin. We headed to the train station at 8:00 at night. […]
Bollywood, Sufi shrines, and more!
Today, as a part of our Religion and Cultures of India module, we traveled to the ancient Channekeshava Temple at Belur and the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebid in Karnataka. About the Hoysaleswara Temple, my guidebook writes, “Every centimetre of the outside walls and much of the interior is covered iwth an endless variety of Hindu […]