http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/LeahinIndia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from LeahinIndia en-us Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:35:08 +0000 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:35:08 +0000 Everyday I have to answer numerous questions including Where from What is your father and What are you doing But these days most people don't get beyond the first question because they respond with some version this entry's title. It gives me a huge thrill every time. So please excuse me while I rejoice for a little bitWE DID ITThe morning after election day in the states I biked t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Tamil-Nadu/Madurai/blog-339611.html Hi all this is just to share a few more photos and also mention that I added a few to the last entry although for some reason they're not all showing up when I click 'View Full Entry.' But if you click on the photos in the blog homepage you'll see them. Me and my new nose bling included Also just to clarify after my classes end this week my group is taking a weeklong tour of a few si http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Tamil-Nadu/Madurai/blog-331798.html Thatrsquos last nightrsquos tally alone of course but it was my first decisive victory in the ongoing war so I thought Irsquod brag a little. This war would have been practically a suicide mission had I not possessed a magic weapon what we call the Kocu Bat. ldquoKocurdquo kohsoo is Tamil for ldquomosquito.rdquo The Kocu Bat is a rather ingenious piece of equipment which http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Tamil-Nadu/Madurai/blog-331326.html Well. I have been thrown out into the sea of ForeignerinIndia Sickness thrashed around caught in the undertow slammed against the rocks swept ashore pulled back in again and at last have straggled onto dry land weak but finally healthy. It began with a slight stomach problem. This escalated very rapidly into a fullout fever although I couldn't quite get a precise temperature because http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Tamil-Nadu/blog-323778.html Hi all trying to upload photos. Sorry if you all got an annoying subscription email and then no photos. I think it's supposed to be really easy but this computer is doing some funky things and there's a bunch of Indian men watching over my shoulder right now so I might quit before they all get uploaded. apologetic head bob http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Tamil-Nadu/Madurai/blog-318847.html Not too much to say about that it just cracked me up. It's the title of the DVD that I won for most accurately pinning the demon tail on Malinowski the founder of modern anthropology and of course a rather racist Imperialist too. I tried to convince my sisters that we should watch it instead of Mummy 3 the other day but I failed. I guess Lindy Jones just didn't sound exciting enough. Not http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Tamil-Nadu/Madurai/blog-318538.html Vanakkam everyone I am finally in Madurai After a very grueling three days of travel minus the time change but still a very long time we arrived in Thanjavore where we stayed at a hotel and had a weeklong orientation. It was very nice there. Lots of mildly spicy food and a nice breeze which came off the river a river infested with sinkholes crocodiles and toxic chemicals I might add. I http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Tamil-Nadu/Madurai/blog-315888.html