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Orientation Continued......

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October 15th 2007
Our mixture of lunches that we have been eating has ranged from Indian to Chinese and then continental at Churchills where a mixture of Irish Stew and pasta is served. Although the meals are quite cheap (about a pound) it seems the costs are adding up as we are buying bottled water to accompany our meals. On one of the days when we had just finished lunch a "holy man" (hindu con man) tried to catc ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more