Published: February 12th 2012February 12th 2012
Motif10th Annual Walkathon
Lots of sponsors and more than 49 lakhs rupees raised (I think that a lakh is 10,000)
Apparently, we were 7000 runners/walkers. Does it surprise you that the Ethiopian man and woman took first place running the 10K? No prizes for the 5K walkers, but I did manage to get on stage because I was one of the older participants. Now 12 hours later, I am pretty stiff, and I realize that IF I am to complete the Charleston, SC Cooper River Bridge Run the end of March, I had better get in some training.
BTW, I had forgotten that the AWAG women will also be completing the 9-patch quilt; in other words, they have 5, count them FIVE quilts to finish...Amazing.
We are off to Katmandu first thing in the morning. Bill's iPhone is responsible for the pictures. We forgot the cable for the camera that I am using, so we haven't been able to download any. Therefore, Drummer Bill has more
Camel pulling band
We saw a number of camels pulling carts with drummers and music to keep us inspire.
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Ten days after I graduated from Augustana College (1965), I was in Kashmir, India, in a houseboat...preparing to teach English as a second language at St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. What a long ways from a one-room country school house in South Dakota. Less than a year later, I traveled from Bombay to Dar es Salaam on a third-class boat to visit with many of my students who had traveled from East Africa to Ahmedabad for their education...
In 2006, we headed to East Africa to visit my daughter in Uganda, the country I couldn't visit in 1966 because of a revolution/revolt/d... full info
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It wasn't as cold as Ilaben thought that it was! Some of the school children were walking, but others were dressed up!
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Enjoying all of the entries. Loved the camel picture and the pictures of the quilts. It is amazing what you have all been able to produce. And they're so beautiful. You've got a great story here. Anne
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Peggy Friedman
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You go, girl!
Wow, Marie, you are my hero. All that walking! I love the camel pulling the band. We need that in Washington Square xox Peggy
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