Alleppey as seen from the backwaters

Getting Naked with Strangers (and eating their food)

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October 9th 2006
Hello everyone, Sorry, it looks like I'm getting a little behind with this blog. And on a completely unrelated topic, hooray for the election results in the US! Maybe I will come back after all. Depends on if the democrats take the senate too. Back to India. After finishing up with my volunteer program at RUCHI, I took a trip to the state of Kerala in southern India, where I could finally s ... read more

Asia » India » Kerala

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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