Cremation is common here, but there wasn't a place to do it if it was raining. The Rotary club built this huge, beautiful crematory facility to make it a more sanitary process.
A Starting Point. January 19th 2012 To say I love it here would be an understatement.
We always called it "McCloskey Time"... here it's "India Standard Time." Either way = late/own agenda.
The food is incredible. Alex thinks I have a tastebud disorder because I'm constantly complaining about bland food, but that's never the case here... unless someone tones down the spice because I'm American.
I wasn't r ... read more
Asia » India » Andhra Pradesh » Kakinada The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more
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In late 2005 I went though a "what am I doing with my life" slump. Then it happened... i-to-i travel sent me their regular newsletter, only this time, it included a live/work program for Australia. I have journal entries dating back to fifth grade writing about Australia. I talked to my boss about this three month program and started to budget. It gave me a goal...something to look forward to. It definitely drew me out of my slump.
I started to date Alex toward the end of 2006. He showed interest in c... full info