Monthly Archives: February 2015

Historic Climb at Frozen Niagara Falls

Some of you might remember that I finally visited Niagara Falls last summer.  The sight and sound are impossible to describe.  Here you can see the winter that is happening in New York State right now that caused the conditions … Continue reading

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The Steep Winding Way Up Mt. Abu

  Check-out the difficult road up to Mt. Abu.  The kids in the back of the bus had to stop at a safe spot for some fresh air and knee stretching. No one was physically sick but pretty close and … Continue reading

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The Pilgrimage

Kimberly sent this beautifully written piece about her pilgrimage to Palitana as a newly converted American Jain. It is well worth the reading quite revealing for people of all faiths and their faith journey!

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The Jain Religion

These are Jain monks with their mouths covered because of their belief in total  non-violence towards all living things. The orthodox Jains cover their mouths so as not to inadvertently swallow a living organism. Some  have a sweeper who walks … Continue reading

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Shimmering Sand. . . . . .

  Here are our camels and handlers resting as we dismounted and  waited for the sunset in the desert. Actually, I think that is Mr. Rocket, the camel that Jennifer and I rode.  He is the main man in the … Continue reading

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“American Sniper”, the film and trailer

  This is only  the second film we have seen since our return to India.  The first was PK, an Indian film, and today we went to see “American Sniper.”  A couple of the students went with us, but the … Continue reading

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