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One thing that I will really miss about India is that people are extremely resourceful. Things are always being fixed, recycled, or reused. Unlike in the US, it is always cheaper to fix something than it is to buy something new. There are people w... »

posted by nsweeney on Feb 19, 2009 6:28 PM

the adventures of a...

Grandparents are pretty typical fixtures in Indian households. My co-worker Jamuna’s mom came to live with her last year. Jamuna’s husband works out of town during the week, so she really likes having her mom around. Jamuna’s mom is a tiny old Tam... »

posted by nsweeney on Jul 2, 2008 11:56 PM

the joys of going so...

India is a very challenging place for a solo woman traveler. Indian women almost never travel alone so foreign women traveling alone are both an oddity and a spectacle. This came as a shock to me at first because when I had traveled alone in the US... »

posted by nsweeney on Jul 2, 2008 11:26 PM

no, i don't pray to...

I’ve never felt much of a connection to religion but if I had to categorize myself, I would say that I’m a cultural Jew. I quit Sunday school in fourth grade, I’ve never had a Bat Mitzvah and I’ve never really been interested in going to synagogue.... »

posted by nsweeney on Jan 23, 2008 1:50 AM

sorry i wore a sari

The first time I wore a sari, I was in the middle of my Shansi fellowship orientation in Oberlin, Ohio. There was a group of Lady Doak College students doing a project with students at Oberlin. They did some sort of cultural show, which included yo... »

posted by nsweeney on Jan 23, 2008 12:18 AM

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