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looking for a friend
Hello I was wondering if you could help me . .I am looking for a friend of mine by the name of Uzi Sharon . . He is from Kibbutz Ashdot Yaacov in Jordan Valley . . . He came and stayed with me in Australia about 7 years ago and I would really like to get in contact with him again . . I know his mothers name is Sara and she sang at Eurovision some years ago .. He also has a sister in the united states . . If you could help it would be greatly appreciated . . Thankyou Kerrilee

hizbollah
its verry beautiful but hizbollah can attak

Hi Meaghan
Hi Meaghan, Glad to hear that you are safe and sound at your final destination. The scenery sure is beautiful. Keep us abreast of your experiences during the next few months. What a wonderful way for us to learn about this country. Take care, Loretta, Tom and kids

Wonderfully Enjoyable
Thank you Meggie for giving me such insight to the outside world. I am slowly forgetting what it is like to be outside of our Canadian comforts. I enjoyed your slice of experience and look forward to many more :-) xoxoxoxo- Make sure you come back ;-P Lih Kim.

Great blog
Hey - great blog. Your positive energy is very apparent in your writing. It's too bad you were told you can't enter Tirupathi. Hinduism, if you will observe the past and present, has been so exclusionary and inclusive at the same time. You will see that the religion's theology is all embracing, but its rituals and practices can exclude people. This whole non-Hindu bit in major temples of India seems to be a reaction to what goes on in other religions' important places of worship - but that is also a cop-out. I don't see a problem with a non-Hindu wanting to enter a temple - I wonder if the argument is that a non-Hindu's irreverence can be found to be offensive for Hindus? Would Christians be offended if there were non-Christians walking around the Vatican with hands in pockets and looking curiously at Catholics paying their respects to the Pope? The same question applies to the Muslims and Mecca. Should Hindus, Christians and Muslims be so insecure with their religion so as to deny entry to others? I guess insecurity is the best possible answer for this attitude/policy. I have to tell you that a lot of Hindus have a chip on their proverbial shoulders (and in many cases rightfully so) - for they feel that the Mughals and later the Victorian Brits did all they could to malign Hinduism and portray it as negatively as possible. I think they now don't want any more judgments passed on their practices and take draconian measures - which is what insecurity begets. That's my $0.02 - do let me know your thoughts on this. Don't you find this experience in Tirupathi in direct contradiction with the otherwise hospitable nature of India/Indians? I'd appreciate an email response (alpha_q_m@hotmail.com) when you have a few minutes.

Godspeed sweet-friend Meggie, Your travels are making me happy, if a bit melancholy with wanderlust. You rock! O

Hand out a children's chewable vitamin instead.
Hand out a children's chewable vitamin instead.

oh meggie
Oh Meggie i hope your time is absolutly F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C and i am glad all went well with the flight i remember on the flight to B.C and your ears were severley in pain i am happy all is well and i hope you enjoy the rest of your stay in India x.o.x.o.x. missing you - allison