Lauren and me at the Taj Mahal

India

November 24th 2006
Of all the cultural differences that I have struggled to understand, the Bollywood phenomena is far and away the most perplexing. Each film is apparently a musical consisting of a vieled woman dancing and singing while her beloved chases after her with ridiculous physical gestures of love towards the sky and his heart. Over and over. A massive film industry, Bollywood produces more films and ha ... 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

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Nels Abrams

After one year and 16 countries, I am back home. We are living in my hometown of Spokane, Washington. It is great to be back. In a desperate attempt to keep the adventure alive, we have decided to train for an ironman triathlon. After so many bus rides and hotels, we were both feeling pretty unhealthy towards the end of the trip. My hope was that the training would make me feel vibrant and athletic. So far, I mainly just feel sore. Our other big news is that we are moving to New Orleans in September. I will be working there as a p.e teacher for a public charter school and Lauren is goi... full info

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