Archive for January, 2005
Recovering from illness with the kindness of strangers
Greetings from the land of deep-fried everything, from Mars bars to frozen pizzas! I am happy to report that my ankle is doing quite well, although my throat has been hurting for a week now. I had absolutely no voice yesterday (which many were happy to discover) but my spirits are still high. Actually, I […]
Into the swing of things
That’s what I’ve been getting into these past few weeks. I may finally be getting better, after seeing a specialist about my stomach problems. I interviewed the district secretary of the Communist party yesterday as part of my fieldwork research. I went with an assistant of the program to the party office, which is quite […]
Classes begin
When the wind stops blowing in Scotland, the people of Edinburgh fall over. Even though it has been two weeks since my arrival, I am still amazed by the random weather patterns here in Edinburgh. Monday I woke up to sunshine, had lunch while it was raining, spent the afternoon in more sun, and then […]
Welcome to Scotland
I finally completed registering at the University of Edinburgh, which means I have access to their computers now . . . YAY! I will be able to check e-mails more regularly. How am I doing? It takes a lot of work to end up in the Royal Infermary (Hospital) within the first week of my […]
Leaving home
How quickly I find myself one week from departure. I can’t believe that next week I am leaving the country for six months! Exactly why did I decide(voluntarily) to be away from my home, country, school, friends and family for so long? Sometimes I am not quite sure. Honestly, I haven’t been focusing too much […]
It’s all relative
The Taj Mahal really is one of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen. I spent a sunny day walking along the reflecting pool, sitting in the shade of the trees in the garden, basically chilling at the Taj. I met up with Ted, my dear friend from last summer’s Hindi class in Madison. […]
Back in the U.S.
Well, I’m home! After travelling for roughly 32 hours (12 hours in flight and a 16-hour layover in Amsterdam, plus getting to and from airports), I’m finally back in America. And boy, is it strange. Everything is so spread out here, plus the people are louder and I don’t feel like I stick out because […]