Tag Archives: India

More Holi Foolishness!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by annetbell

    Matt?     Dbell with his Batman water gun and some very colorful clothes !   Jennifer and Matt ! Most of  the gang. . . . . . including the rickshaw driver Selim!   Dbell getting Jhoan … Continue reading →

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Travelling in India

Posted on March 9, 2015 by annetbell

The Amber Fort Jaipur, Rajasthan, India The King’s gate at the Amber Fort, Jaipur. Amber Fort is one of the  most popular tourist sites because of its  proximity of Agra, and the Taj Mahal . It is an amazing site … Continue reading →

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Travelling in India Is An Adventure, Not a Vacation !

Posted on March 8, 2015 by annetbell

  Here is the station in Jaipur.  We reached here after a 12 hour train ride at 4:15 this morning.  I had slept on the train. . . . . 3rd class but with welcomed AC.  David and I were … Continue reading →

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Happy Holi!

Posted on March 7, 2015 by annetbell

I just got some crazy pictures from yesterday !  Holi is the Spring Festival of Color.  People throw colors, colored water shot from water guns,or buckets of water.   We were with two parties , one a group from CEPT, … Continue reading →

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Travelling Gujuratis. . . . . with Azeem Banatwalla

Posted on March 4, 2015 by annetbell

Here is one of the Breathe In A Bit of Gujurat commercials made by legendary Indian actor, Amitabh Bachchan   My good friend Judy sent me this act.  Gujurat is the state in India where we are most of our … Continue reading →

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The Horror Needs to Be Told

Posted on March 3, 2015 by annetbell

  After this horrible rape and murder, there were many protests in India.  We arrived with the first group of students  just weeks afterwards.  The victim was Jyoti Singh, a 23 year old medical student who planned using her life … Continue reading →

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Heavy Rain On March 1?

Posted on March 2, 2015 by annetbell

Yesterday morning we were awakened at 6AM with pounding on the tin roof and loud thunder in the distance !  Honestly, we were not surprised as the weather forecast called for downpours and thunder. Well, during monsoon season this would … Continue reading →

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Roaming the Rajasthan Roads with Royd

Posted on March 2, 2015 by annetbell

Here are some more sights from Rajasthan from Royd Zhang. . . . .     The beggars are not just in the cities. Whenever the bus stopped for snacks, toilet or gas, some would appear, Ancient customs and way … Continue reading →

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Design Studio . . . . Home Away From Home

Posted on February 24, 2015 by annetbell

  People have asked what I do each day while we are in Amdavad.  Here is the Design Studio and this is it!  I sit and read or blog at one of the empty tables.  The students and David  in … Continue reading →

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333 Slaves Rescued in Second Largest Operation in IJM History

Posted on February 23, 2015 by annetbell

International Justice Mission is doing such wonderful work all over the world, but of late  they have been especially successful in India.  The new government has been very open  inviting IJM  to  join Indian  attorneys, social workers, and the police. … Continue reading →

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