hello Hey mikael, the photos are amazing. Good to see you're helping the indian economy along by bribing small children. Despite everyone taking that same photo of the Taj Mahal, it is still a mind-blowing photo! Looking forward to hearing about more crazy indian train rides.
Brings back memories! Wow! Your photos are great and I can't believe you had such a great view from your hotel roof-top!! I loved the commentary;felt like I was there with you. Keep the blogs coming as they are sooo interesting! What a train trip! Liked your humour; you certainly need a sense of humour in India!
India's now on my list of places to go :) Hey Michael, you've taken some amazing photos! Its good to know you're bribing small children for them too...hehe. Can't wait to go travelling again AND for some guy to spend 22 years building me a palace! :) Have a great trip!
Gr8 Hi Michael, Namast ! You do not know me (and there is no reason why you should ). I have just finished reading your blogs, accidently stumblled upon on net(forgive for my English) I was born near Paratwada (some 15 km towards south, at a village called Rasegaon). I am an Electrical Engineer, now working with an international consulting co. at Dubai, UAE. You have honestly gave account of the life and people of the dusty village, Paratwada/Achalpur. Hats off to your write up! You are going to be a great write side by side an Engineer. My best wishes to you.
amazing stuff mate G'day Michael...mate fantastic blog...both really interesting and funny...are you sure you're studying to be an engineer?? Mate, the phots are awesome and really give us a feel for what you have experienced...I'll have some goats head soup thanks....think there was a Stones album called that...but that is really showing my age. Keep 'em coming mate. GBU Drew and Kay
Namaste Michael! It was so interesting reading about village life for you. I'm glad you had time for another blog before you set off on your adventures. Hope the overnight train goes well to Agra and you enjoy seeing the Taj Mahal. I was 12 when I saw it and it is the most amazing place!! Safe travels, good health and may you meet up with people on the road who will enrich your experiences!
Have a great trip!!! ou have certainly had a great experience here!!! Safe journey to the next destination ,Lots of love Linda and Tim from Melbourne! xxxxx
Bon Voyage! Great blog bro, made me feel like I have been there with you experiencing all that you did! The shopping for groceries sounded particularly interesting! Must feel great to be about to head off on nearly a month of travelling around northern India! Really looking forward to your next few blogs!
Hey Michael - I'm just back from the US for 10 days for Helen and Scott's wedding - was browsing through an old Rivo bulletin and came across you blog. Your photos are incredible! You pick great subjects and the colours are beautiful. I know what you mean about finding it hard to stay put in one place. I am due back in Oz at end of August and find myself wondering if I'll actually be able to settle down...no matter how much you see there's always more. That travel bug never quite goes away. I admire what you are doing though - it doesn't sound easy! All the best...
Thanks Cam! Thanks for the interest. =) So far they're just concentrating on methods that can be easily understood and cheaply copied by local farmers. No soil additions like gypsum as yet, but they've started up some demonstration worm farms recently, compost from which will be worked into the soil. Also, on the steeper slopes, where stone bunds can't be used, trenches are dug instead. These quickly fill up with eroded topsoil, which is very fertile and EFICOR's encouraging the farmers to plant fruit trees, etc in these filled trenches. Hope you guys are all well!
meals A great selection of photos to give idea of village life. Enjoyed reading your journal. You 're certainly doing it tough and can see meals are a highlight in the day.
good stuff Great blog! its great what simple solutions can have, especially within water/agricultural context. It has such a positive impact on their day-to-day lives. Are the any attempts to combat the clay soils with soil additons eg: gypsum to increase the porosity/permiabilityof the soil? Do they retain much organic matter on and in the soil to combat erosion?
Keep up the good work - your old man sent me the link!
Cam
Hey Mic, awesome photos man. I've just tuned in so I've been skimming through your previous entries (looking at the pictures) but I found this one to be very interesting. I hear your anguish about making the most of the opportunity, stick it out (I know you will), by the sounds of it this expereience is very important. Not long til you can freely explore the big wide world again. Enjoy! [You better work out that recipe for babys' Chai tea...anyone for a double G? (cinnamon)]
Hats off to you! You certainly are doing it tough and I'm sure we all appreciate our nice comfortable beds after reading your blog! I love the photos; they really help us to picture you there in the village. I'm sure your nice blue Swiss water bottle goes with you to the villages where the water looks pretty brown! Praying that you remain well and healthy! God bless and lots of love from home.
Hey!! hey, michael...u should've caught the next plane,they might've bumped you up to business class.i've seen that happen before. hope the trips going well. tom price is ok, still just settling in. i'm sure you ding lots of study(haha) hope to see you soon. take care!!
Bleib dran! (Keep up the good work!) It's amazing how many benefits those 'simple' solutions can create! It sounds like you are having a very positive impact on the EFICOR work in that part of India.
Memories Thanks Michael. Your photos and commentary bring back so many memories from our 12 months in India. You are doing great work. The photos bring your world to ours - please keep the blog going and don't undervalue your input.
Eficor rocks! Thank you Michael for a very informative blog. It was great to see the variety of projects that EFICOR is involved in; they certainly seem to be worthy recipients of any funds that people have available. Nice haircut!
Grass Involvement at its best! Great to see such positive grass roots involvement in community development! Nice too to see a few photos of you as well. I like the EFICOR website and was impressed by their past acheivements. Keep up the good work!
Dad
Greetings from the Britzas Hi Michael! Your Mum told us today at our Secret Woman's Coffee time about your blog site...absolutely fabulous photos and fantastic dairy of your adventure. You are so courageous with all the things you are doing! Be assured of our prayers! The rest of the gang say Hi too!
Wow! Michael, I loved your blog. There was only one thing wrong with it. Not enough! The photos give a real sense of your situation and hats off to you that you have adapted so well to the culture over there. Hope the next blog is not too far off!!
Not boring at all Hi Michael! Loved your photos and the blurb. You write very well. Not boring at all!
Love Mrs Plumb - you can call me Joyce, now... (-:
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Hey mikael, the photos are amazing. Good to see you're helping the indian economy along by bribing small children. Despite everyone taking that same photo of the Taj Mahal, it is still a mind-blowing photo! Looking forward to hearing about more crazy indian train rides.