Blogs from Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia - page 44

Hey Everybody, Just sitting here at an internet store in Kolkata. It's super slow... The letters show up about a second after I type them. We took a bike rickshaw to come here. I feel like India wasn't fit for people my size ;-) The seat sure as hell wasn't big enough for 2 people. Who knows, maybe i'm just a lot fatter than I think I am. I'm also about a foot taller than anyone else i've seen here. We're staying with my aunt and uncle here. They seem to think that the only reason I'm here is to eat. They just keep feeding me sweets all day. If this keeps up, I might balloon up to 300 lbs by the time i get back. Of course, then I could wear a mumu... The traffic ... read more

One last tale from Mussoorie before we continue. David's love affair with the local monkey population came to an abrupt end days before leaving when one wayward monkey hurled a half eaten mango at him. Worse still was that he (David not the monkey) was wearing a sparkly new white shirt bought only the day before. At first David thought a man who had just thrown a banana skin on the road was the culprit but the man quickly pointed skyward and, laughing, just said "monkey". We believed him and walked off, with one of us covered in old manky mango pulp. So..onwards...to Calcutta Hardcore travelers that we are, we have just spent 7 days in a super luxurious room in one of India's finest hotels. Costing little more than a travel inn, the Oberoi Grand ... read more

Hope you are all well. I was very sick on Wednesday after I sent my last mail on Tuesday night. I think it was Over Dehydration from the heat on Tuesday and also from going Non stop since I got here. I never felt so sick in ages. Didn't eat a thing all day and was aching all over .. and I couldn't even talk (Not like me!!). Went to meet the Principle of the schools that day and to do work in 2 schools - I could barely stand. Fab schools though... considering they are in the slums!! I am AMAZED at their dedication to study, despite the fact that these are a first generation to go to school.. Was in bed by 8.30pm and Gobnait had to get me Electrolytes and Loads of water ... read more

About 4 months have passed since I traveled to India. But I can't forget about it. And I want to tell my experiences to anyone. So I'll write this passage. I'm 17 year-old, japanese high school student. My dream is that all children who live in all over the world never suffer from hanger, conflicts, poverty, and diseases. So I wanted to see and recognise the fact in this world. And 19th Mar 2005, I landed in Kolkata, India. In this night, I visited my host-family's house and was welcomed so gently. In this house, there are too many people. Most of these people speaked Bengali and few speake English and Japanese. But all people who lived there were extremely friendly. Next day, I visited Mother's house where I wanted to visit in this trip. ... read more

I know that it has been forever since I’ve gotten a chance to write. It’s difficult to even begin to recap the last couple of weeks except to say that I have a huge Indian family 30 kms from the Bangladesh border that will always be in my heart. I left this morning and I feel like I have left a part of the patsy that arrived two weeks ago. Coincidentally I arrived to Maslandipur during a wedding celebration for one of the 2nd cousins (and neighbors) of the family with whom I was staying. So, the first night I arrived I was invited over to dance at the neighbors house!! Which, for those of you who know me, I was in HEAVEN!! And it happened the next night, too!! And the night after that!! (At ... read more