February 2012
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Feb 23rd
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Feb 23rd
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What’s up, I learned how to make Indian chai today and made it for all my classmates. Surprisingly, it didn’t suck.  It’s the little things in life. 
Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 21st
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Feb 20th
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Dear everyone,
Sorry for the lack of updates. The honeymoon period of study abroad has been over for about two weeks, meaning I actually have to do things instead of just sightsee and shop. SURPRISE! Now I have seven billion book reports (or just two) and a presentation on the history of Medieval India due in the same week. As well as picking a suitable internship somewhere within Rajasthan, relocating there,...
Feb 20th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 19th
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Feb 9th
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“This is a democracy, damn it! How can a man not be able to speak his mind and...”
– Rishi-ji. My wise Hindi professor. Coming to India and talking with the older citizens is when I find the answers I have been searching for in life.
Feb 4th
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Today I had a man assert that it would be perfectly okay for me to cheat on my fiancé with him, because it wouldn’t mean anything. I looked him, a shopkeeper, a stranger, a man, in the eyes, and told him, “Bullshit.” I left his store without punching him in the balls. I regret that omission. Thus I will briefly share my encounter with sexual objectification. When we were in...
Feb 4th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 4th
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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“I can’t wait to kiss your face off your face.”
– I know my fiancé misses me when he makes obscure Always Sunny references.
Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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So yes, the Taj Mahal was amazing and beautiful. Definitely worth the hype, if that’s what you want to call it. I realize this is a revolutionary statement, but it was honestly breathtaking. I was so fascinated by the Urdu inscriptions! Ah! The weather was perfect for it, too. Not sure if I think it’s worth $15? Even though Indians only pay 20 Rs. So when you think about it, being...
Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 3rd
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Feb 2nd
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January 2012
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Follow up: those red chili pepper pickles are incredible. Incredibly hot. But also incredibly good.
Jan 30th
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Jan 30th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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Jan 29th
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My Indian siblings fighting.
Anusha: You're a train.
Aman: No, you're a train!
Anusha: No, YOU'RE the train!
Aman: No! You're the train!
Anusha: No, you are the one who is smiling. You are the train.
Jan 29th
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Jan 28th
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Jan 27th
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