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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... »

created 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... »

created 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.... »

created 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... »

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

the ride of my life

On the train ride from Vishakhapatnam to Bhubaneswar, Ellis and I attempted to ride in second class. We didn't really know what we were getting ourselves into. Second class is the cheapest type of train travel. I think it cost us about two dollars... »

created by nsweeney on Nov 30, 2007 11:36 PM

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