Blogs from Maharashtra, India, Asia - page 141

(Non-Spanish speakers: please see brief comment below.) India no es un lugar para almas debiles, definitivamente. Desde el primer momento me sacudio, por lo bueno y por lo malo, como siguio haciendo a lo largo de todo el viaje. Es fascinante tanto como chocante. Es una de las potencias del siglo XXI, destinada a ocupar un lugar de privilegio entre las mayores economias del mundo. Sin embargo, sobre el terreno es dificil de entender por que. Religion, atraso, una rotunda falta de educacion y, tal vez por encima de todo, una sobrepoblacion fuera de control. Pero muchos indios no parecen entender esto. Los que estan en la parte superior de la sociedad siguen su veloz carrera hacia el desarrollo sin tomar en cuenta la capacidad de lastre de los cientos de millones que se mantienen sin ... read more

Gespaltene Persoenlichkeit So jetzt ists noch genau eine Woche und ich fahre definitiv morgen nach Goa, Montag fliege ich zurück nach Mumbai und am Abend weiter nach Deutschland. Hier noch ein kurzer Eintrag aber es wurde nach Teil 2 verlangt und da lass ich mich doch nicht lumpen . Wie geht’s mir jetzt? Ich freu mich natuerlich auf euch, werde aber viele Menschen und Orte vermissen. Im Moment bin ich mit meinem Kopf bereits in Deutschland, meine Seele baumelt in einer Haengematte in Goa und mein Herz verweilt noch in Mumbai. Logischerweise gibt es dann also noch einen letzten Eintrag Dienstag morgen. Von wo? Aus Zürich! A day in life Teil 2 Am Nachmittag arbeite ich meist mit Kopfhörer. Anders kann man sich kaum konzentrieren, wenn die Leute 4 Sprachen auf einmal um einen herum sprechen ... read more

Last time we saw our hero she had just changed her phone number, an ordeal which, not surprisingly, took longer and more work than one would think. And now, what could possibly be new, you ask? Well the Jewish year for one has changed. Happy 5766 to all the Jews out there! So my mother reminded me that I haven't updated a journal in quite the long time, so allow me to update now...first off, I have internet in my apt now!!!! Well, only from 8pm-8am, but so it goes. Today I went walking with my friend Ada Chan (from Canada) around Dadar (an area of Mumbai just south of Matunga where I live). On my way to meet her, I was struck by the smells of Mumbai. I'm not quite sure why it struck me ... read more

Hello! Today we're in Bombay (Mumbai)! Jamie and I spent a few days in Jaipur. Three nights to be exact. we stayed at a hotel called Evergreen guest house, which was a really cozy place with a lovely garden, a good restaurant, and a small swimming pool. The first day I had to sleep off some on-coming sickness, and so we didn't get out into the town until later that day. We walked around the old town 'The Pink City' and bumped into some local students who were 'practising their english'. after telling us all about their studies and their lives, a random man on a motor bike said something to the boys and they hurried away from us without a backwards glance. hmm....my guess is that they were trying to scam us and the man ... read more

My flight from Goa to Mumbai was without incident, but the cab ride from the airport to the Colabra section of Mumbai was a nightmare. The ride took over two hours with lots of traffice, the cabs are really small so I had to schootch down in the rear seat, and no air con with the hot air of Mumbai baking me. I had planned to have dinner with a friend but my late arrival cancelled that so I went to Leopolds (a Mumbai landmark among travelers) for dinner solo. Then to bed as I was in need of some serious sleep. Spent next day sightseeing a bit, got a shave and a much needed pedicure and then preceded to bump into many friends who I had seen a few days earlier in Palolem. Small world. ... read more