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Monthly Archives: March 2009

Researchdog Thousandaire

Sunday, March 29, 2009

India is an interesting country. If I were from an earlier time, I think “queer” would be a great word for it. The woman who tends the garden outside my window makes about 70 Rs./day. I’ve so far averaged to be spending about 100-120 Rs./day, and I think I’m spending a lot [...]

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20 cent Fantas

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Abject poverty, sheer highway terror, and camels.
I’ve been outside of the airport for an hour now, and it’s
been amazingly interesting already. To begin, I found the
cab arranged for me from the airport. It’s some little 4-door
hatchback Tata, proudly proclaiming it’s V-2 engine on the side
fender. This is where I learned How Indians [...]

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Rich with Rupees!

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

I’m very happy you didn’t say ‘Borat’ when I said I am from Kazakhstan.
The above quote is from a fellow traveler, waiting here in the New
Delhi airport for the guards to open the domestic terminal at one in
the morning local time. The rest of the in the air was exceedingly
uneventful; I had some paneer [...]

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Off to the Land of Kingfisher!

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Now I’m sitting here on an American Airlines 777, somewhere over Michigan. On my way to India. INDIA. I’m going to be there for a month. It’s my first time out of the country, and I’m just as terrified as I am excited. It’s not like I’m even going to [...]

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