Stories from South India Chapter One

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May 6th 2006

Published: May 10th 2006

India has happened to us. Nearly two months and no blog. We're long over due, and the longer we wait, the more things happen and the more we feel we don't know where to begin. We're pretty sure we're in India. But it's not entirely impossible that we're still on the island of Ko Lanta, having a really surreal dream. Henna tatooed hands. Two sets of toe rings. Armfulls of bangles. Jasmine flowers. ... Read Full Entry

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Rich + Amanda Hendricks

Drishti

Where to begin? How did we get to this? Are we a little insane? We wanted a change and an experience to solidify us and set the tone for the rest of our lives together. We hope to share a lot through this journal and hope many people become attached to our adventure and excited to read what happens next. We have titled this blog, Drishti, after the term used in yoga to define the point of focus where the gaze rests during meditation aiding in concentration and alignment. It is "pure seeing." Our journey will have this same theme of maintaining focus on our goals and our state of mind. This is... full info

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7th May 2006

Ren
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Children don't get any cuter than this..... I'm learning so much about our world through your stories. Thank you. Miss you both and so happy to see your smiling faces. xx Much love, Ren

6th December 2007

Shyam Bhaskara
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Nice Piece - Thanks.
I know kanakambaram as 'Marigolds'.

17th October 2008

raj
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Tecomaria capensis
Tecomaria capensis is madras kanakamparam also known as firecracker plant.

23rd November 2008

Ramya
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hahah u seem to have a better grip at tamizh than me :)) and lotus is thaamarai :)hope u had a great trip :)

11th February 2009

anonymous
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crossandra is the name for kanakambhuram

19th November 2009

Edward
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I just saw this beautiful article you guys did. Very impressive.

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