Archive for March, 2005
Holi Moley!
Happy Easter! Yesterday, it was Happy Holi! I holed up in our program house due to rumors of terrorising that goes on during this holiday, starting on Friday. Friday evening, a gang of young boys, some with drums and others with flaming sticks, knocked on gates down the road, demanding money. It’s like evil trick-or-treating. […]
St. Patrick’s Day
A trip to the Edinburgh Playhouse last week left me covered in smiles after seeing Chicago (the musical). Sitting in a packed house, we watched as a famous Scottish singer played one of the lead roles. Although he had a beautiful voice, I had to laugh as his thick Scottish accent broke through his attempt […]
Lucknow, heat, and morale
Last weekend our group took a trip to Lucknow, capital of the UP. To help give you understand what that was like, let me supply this analogy: Varanasi is to Lucknow, as St. Peter is to Mankato. Yeeeeee ha!!! Lucknow is a step up from Varanasi, with streets that resemble Delhi’s (wide, lots more cars […]
Beginning to wrap up classes
Time sure flies! Mid-March has brought sun, rain and fog, and the end of classes is now in sight!! Wednesday I woke up to bright sunshine, and decided to climb Arthur’s Seat for the first time. With the bright sky and a decent temperature, I packed my bags, grabbed a lunch, and headed out. After […]
Summer’s here!
I arrived home from my break to Delhi right on time, eabout 8:00 on Wednesday morning. I had Hindi class as per usual, then in the afternoon we had a group tour of one of the most famous parts of Varanasi, ie, the Ramnagar Fort complex. Our guide, an historian who seemed quite ancient himself, […]
Two months in Edinburgh
I can hardly believe that this coming weekend will be my two-month anniversary since I arrived in Edinburgh!! Some days I feel as if I have just arrived. Others, I feel as if I have been here an entire year already! To participate in a Japanese celebration of young women, my flatmates and I trekked […]
Delhi vacation: II
On Saturday night, Mike and I headed out in search of a club. The Lonely Planet isn’t helpful, with a “it changes from week to week” entry under what’s hot for dancing. So we tried a few different places: one was a bar called Shalom in a southern suburb, the next called DV8 in Connaught […]
Welcome to summer
I’m in Delhi this sunny Saturday morning. I arrived right on time on the Shiv-Ganga Express with my friend Mike. We have next Tuesday off, since it’s Shivratri, a holiday celebrating Shiva’s wedding, so it’s a four day weekend for us. Thus, we thought we’d take advantage of it and leave our beautiful Benares for […]