Category Archives: Travel

India’s Other Daughters

Posted on May 29, 2015 by annetbell

 Rajasthan is the state next to Gujurat and has all the details that tourists think of as “Indian”.  There are deserts, camels wondering in the dunes, the colored cities, elephant rides, and snake charmers,  camel market, and races  But this … Continue reading →

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Asphalt Melting Heat in India

Posted on May 28, 2015 by annetbell

Asphalt-melting heat wave kills more than 1,100 in India From Mashable.com    WHAT’S THIS? BY ELIZABETH PIERSON14 hours ago Over the past week, more than 1,100 people have been killed by extreme heat in India. Temperatures reading more than 113 … Continue reading →

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Peace

Posted on May 26, 2015 by annetbell

  Frank Glick was driving to work, early one morning when he caught sight of this Bald Eagle perched on a tombstone in this Minnesota graveyard. I just saw this today but many people saw it yesterday, Memorial Day.  Very … Continue reading →

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Slum Boys ! Not to be Missed !

Posted on May 24, 2015 by annetbell

This is  Bappi Lahiri, an international music director, composer, and singer  in both Indian and American film industry.  Years ago, he met Mother Theresa in Kolkota and shared a moment with her.  She told him to do good for the … Continue reading →

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Aerial View of Sikh Golden Temple , Amritsar, India

Posted on May 17, 2015 by annetbell

   The Golden Temple rivals the beauty of St. Peter’s in Rome, in my mind.  This video shows the whole complex tucked in the middle of the ancient city of Amritsar  in the Punjab.  As spectacular as the site is … Continue reading →

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Children of God #3

Posted on May 14, 2015 by annetbell

https://youtu.be/M29-20Rj3OM Before we went to walk through  this slum just down and across Ashram Road from Gandhi Ashram, I bought a huge plastic jar of individually wrapped chocolates.  I divided it into plastic bags and the students who wanted to … Continue reading →

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Last Group Photo!

Posted on May 13, 2015 by annetbell

  Our last group photo on the roof terrace with Mukesh and Jayshree ! Tomorrow will be a week since David and I left India.   As of yesterday , all these amazing students are back home in the US … Continue reading →

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Leaving India !

Posted on May 6, 2015 by annetbell

Celebrating the Festival of Hoil ! “India leaves her mark on her guests in a most haunting compelling and often surprising way. I suspect that even now you are trying to figure out how to get back there!” (A comment … Continue reading →

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Reflections on North India by Jennifer Lema

Posted on May 5, 2015 by annetbell

The countdown has begun.  Two  days from this early morning, we begin our journey back to the United States.   Jennifer Lema is one of  the girls from this group of students.  Part of their work was a series of essays … Continue reading →

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Our Last Sunday in Amdavad !

Posted on May 4, 2015 by annetbell

  This was from a visit to a step well in Rajasthan which has nothing to do with this post except I like it and it is in India! I am an emotional  wreck.  Last night we had our last … Continue reading →

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