Category Archives: USA

First Day of School

Posted on September 20, 2015 by annetbell

First day of classes at the Rensselaer architecture school with one last lounge in the grass while listening to professors describe the design classes available for the fall semester. Some of the teachers are long winded in their enthusiasm but … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged Ahmadabd, architecture school, design studio, India, India Studies Group 2015, LeCorbusiere, Mr. Doshi, professors, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, students | 5 Comments

A Job not a Career. . . . . ..for Indian Women

Posted on September 19, 2015 by annetbell

My personal story at the end. . . . . . . . . . 19 September 2015 Huffpost India Edition: IN By Nidhi Mahesh Mehrotra Shyamali is easily irritated these days. Every evening when she meets other women in … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged blog, children, family, fathers, India, job vs. career for women in India, professional women, stay at home, women | 7 Comments

Working for World Peace

Posted on September 18, 2015 by annetbell

image from Google public domain Mahatma Gandhi’s 5 Teachings To Bring About World Peace “If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought, acted and inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged anger, charity, faith, generosity, gentleness, kindness, love, lying, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, patience, peace, peace begins with each of us, power grabbing, stealing | 29 Comments

Hidden Reason for Poverty

Posted on September 17, 2015 by annetbell

Places where International Justice Mission (IJM) Serves Next week, Pope Francis will come to America. He is scheduled to talk about the extreme refugee problem and suggest what the the United States’ part should be in providing for these desperate … Continue reading →

Posted in India, Travel, Uncategorized, USA | Tagged blog, extreme poverty, Gary Haugen, International Justice Mission, modern day slavery, poor, TED | 9 Comments

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

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