Author Archives: annetbell

About annetbell

I am a retired elementary teacher, well seasoned world traveler,new blogger, grandmother, and a new enthusiastic discoverer of the wonderfully complex country of India. Anne

A Good Time to Be from Troy!

Posted on September 16, 2015 by annetbell

NEWS Aug 1, 2013, 4:26pm EDT Haley Viccaro Albany Business Review SHARE Albany, NY is the 13th most unfriendly city in the world, according to a survey by Conde Nast Traveler magazine. Albany, NY is the 13th most unfriendly … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Albany New York, blogging, Conde Nast Traveler Magizine, friendly cities, Survey, Troy New York, US cites, world cities | 4 Comments

Lacrosse is Coming Home

Posted on September 14, 2015 by annetbell

Yes, the WORLD Championship of box or indoor Lacrosse is coming in four days to the Ondondaga Nation ( Haudenosaunee) in upstate New York. It will be the first time a world championship has been played on the land … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged box or indoor Lacrosse, clinic for Lacrosse players, culture, game, history, is ever tournament played for championship on indigenous land, Lacrosse World Championship, Onondaga Nation, Syracuse University, Thompson brothers, Upstate New York | Leave a comment

Shopping, Yogurt, Friends, ConCERNS-U!

Posted on September 13, 2015 by annetbell

Part of the back to school ministry for client families is for children going into 6th , 7th, and 8th grade. Each family with an eligible student meets a volunteer shopper at the nearest WalMart. I was blessed to go … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged $100 gift card for Middle Schoolers, 16 Handles, CoNSERNS-U, feeding and clothing the least among us, helping the needy, Wal Mart, yogurt | 4 Comments

Tolerance, Respect, and Peace

Posted on September 12, 2015 by annetbell

This is the perfect example for the spirit of tolerance and respect for practices you may not follow either as a person of faith or a person of no faith. You might recognize cites I have mentioned: Amritsar. home of … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged Ahmedabad, Amadavad, blogging, faith, Hinud religion, Jewish New Year, Jewish synogogue in Ahmedabad, love tolerance respect, Persia, pre-Islam, Religions of the World, Rosh Hashanah, travel, Zoroastrian | 9 Comments

My Story . . . . . . . . 9/11/01

Posted on September 11, 2015 by annetbell

Originally posted on TalesAlongTheWay:
Reblog from September 11, 2013 by annetbell It was a Tuesday and a crystal clear fall morning, September 11, 2001. My sixth graders were in art first period, and I was doing planning for the week. The principal…

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Ah, Incredible India !

Posted on September 10, 2015 by annetbell

These images begin to tell the history and story of Incredible India. Some of the facts you will be familiar with and others will surprise you . . . . . . . Either today , yesterday or from ancient … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, India, Religions of the World, Travel, Uncategorized | Tagged festivals, Ganges, history, Images of India, Incredible India, largest democracy, mathematics, oldest continuously inhabited city in the world, religion, space, Varanasi | 5 Comments

A Locked Apartment Changes Many Lives in India !

Posted on September 9, 2015 by annetbell

image from Google public domain I love these stories about the incredible entrepreneurial spirit in India! And he is only 21 years old! By Kinjal Pandya-WaghBusiness reporter BBC September 06, 2015 The 21-year-old building India’s largest hotel network One … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Uncategorized | Tagged apartments, app, business, creativity, customer feedback, dreams, entrepreneur, hotels, Incredible India, inspirational, internet, investors, Oyo Rooms, plans to expand overseas, smartphones | 5 Comments

First Day of School. . . . . .

Posted on September 8, 2015 by annetbell

Today is the big day in New York. . . I loved first days as a new beginning for both the students and me. I never would look up past records or notes from previous teachers because I thought every … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged CoNSERNS-U, donations, First day of school, helping the poor, New York State, school supplies | 3 Comments

History of Labor Day in the United States and Canada

Posted on September 7, 2015 by annetbell

This is a very short video on the history of today’s holiday.

Posted in Uncategorized, USA | Tagged History of Labor Day, parade, unions, work, workers | 2 Comments

Indian Children on Labor Day

Posted on September 7, 2015 by annetbell

Trash pickers. . . from Google public domain Instead of thoughts of shopping and BBQ this Labor Day, I choose to think about these children working today in Incredible India. I know that things are improving there but we … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, India, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged blogging, child labor, Child labor in India, children, India, Labor Day, travel, United States | 3 Comments