Title: Jen's Indian Adventure (
India)
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Continuing the saga...... aka More Books - 26/Sep/2010 17:30 - 4962 days ago
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The Holy City of Varanasi - 24/Aug/2010 18:02 - 4995 days ago
I was in two minds about visitingVaranasi, and to be honest still wasn’t sure as the taxi brought me to my guest house from th...
The Lone Ranger - 24/Aug/2010 15:06 - 4995 days ago
I’m just back from a week travelling to Jaipur andVaranasion my own. I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about it. I’m used to tr...
Indian Trains - 24/Aug/2010 11:32 - 4995 days ago
Always lateDirtyCrowdedHeavily armed guardsPeople throwing rubbish on floorAll male staffBlankets distributed by under age boys ...
August Interview - 10/Aug/2010 17:08 - 5009 days ago
I was asked by VSO Ireland recently to do an interview for the Limerick Leader newspaper. For whatever reason it hasn't yet been...
Karanjia - 18/Jul/2010 09:29 - 5032 days ago
My first field visit.What an experience.Tuesday 13thJuly:We travelled on the 4.30am bus fromBhubaneswaron the morning of Rath Ya...
Birthday Blog - 07/Jul/2010 19:00 - 5043 days ago
I’ve been so interested recently in when the monsoon will start, how heavy the rains will be, by how much will the temperature...
Raining Cats and Dogs? - 04/Jul/2010 11:54 - 5046 days ago
So, finally I got caught for the first time since arriving inIndia8 months ago in a substantial rain shower on Thursday evening....
More books - 26/Jun/2010 19:16 - 5054 days ago
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Balangir - 26/Jun/2010 18:51 - 5054 days ago
21stJune 2010, a.ka. my birthdayNot like any other birthday before now I was up at 5am to get the 6.45am train to Balangir in th...
Saturday 29th May 2010. - 30/May/2010 09:19 - 5081 days ago
I was just walking home from the shops this afternoon– another glorious day – when I started thinking about how much the str...
Indian weddings - my personal thoughts - 25/May/2010 23:58 - 5086 days ago
I was walking home yesterday evening, taking my usual route- first past two 5 star hotels and then in through a city slum, when ...
Home is where the heart is - 24/May/2010 05:51 - 5087 days ago
I’d been wondering what to blog about until my sister-in-law commented that it was a quite ‘Facebook day’ due to the sunny...
Hello Readers ! (again) - 07/May/2010 16:53 - 5104 days ago
Hello to everyone who is reading my blogIt's great to know so many are reading it and I hope you are enjoying it.If you'd like t...
Summer in India - 07/May/2010 06:23 - 5104 days ago
Every month the NGO I am working with issues a newsletter, not only for the staff but for all the people CYSD reaches out t...
Odissa New Year (14th April) - 01/May/2010 12:17 - 5110 days ago
Why is it that the week you’re due to go on holidays you always seem very tired at work and the last 5 office days take foreve...
My Island Paradise - 01/May/2010 12:17 - 5110 days ago
Sunday 18th– Saturday 24thApril 2010So what about the Andaman andNicobar Islands? What aboutHavelockIsland? What about paradis...
Some home truths - 03/Apr/2010 04:53 - 5138 days ago
So far my blogs are telling of my time inIndia– places I’ve been and people I’ve met. I’ve been receiving emails and mes...
If you have some spare change......... - 02/Apr/2010 14:04 - 5139 days ago
Easter Sunday is fast approaching.You're looking forward to your Easter eggs - lucky thingsBut hopefully you've been puttin...
25 things to do while in India (a.k.a the reason they invented chocolate !) - 02/Apr/2010 05:15 - 5139 days ago
Disclaimer: This list was written as a Word doc when the author was having a very bad day, but now sees the funny side of it and...
City Life - 01/Apr/2010 15:05 - 5140 days ago
Bulls and cows, water buffalo, birds (very loud), dogs (everywhere), goats, birds, gheccos (in my bedroom– a good thing as the...
Happy Birthday CYSD - 25/Mar/2010 16:43 - 5147 days ago
March 24this CYSD’s birthday. Yesterday we were 28 years old. And boy, do we know how to throw a party. I have organised a few...
Books, books and more books - 19/Mar/2010 15:28 - 5153 days ago
I have just been asked if I have enough books to read while I'm out here in India.Thankfully previous volunteers have left books...
Puri, PAR and Peace - 15/Mar/2010 15:06 - 5157 days ago
I’m just back from a lovely few days inPuri, a beach resort on the Bay of Bengal, on the coast ofOrissa. I attended the VSO Pr...
A few thoughts...... - 07/Mar/2010 09:03 - 5165 days ago
Indiais a country (or at leastBhubaneswaris a city) of contradictions.For example it’s expected, even for foreigners, to keep ...
Holi, Holi, Holi– I escaped being Holi’ed: - 03/Mar/2010 05:38 - 5169 days ago
The colorful festival of Holi is celebrated on Phalgun Purnima which comes in late February or early March. This year it was on ...
Calcutta / Kolkata : Sat 27th February - Mon 1st March - 03/Mar/2010 04:03 - 5169 days ago
Calcuttaor Kolkata as it is known these days, is an amazing city. With a population of over 15 million there was plenty to do an...
Untitled - 13/Feb/2010 10:39 - 5187 days ago
It’s 34 degrees Celsius today with only a small breeze going through my home even with all doors and windows being open. I tri...
A little bit about where I live - 10/Feb/2010 17:14 - 5190 days ago
Bhubaneswar, the capital city of the state of Orissa, on the east coast of India, lies beside the Bay of Bengal. My home for thi...
Everyday life in India - 18/Jan/2010 12:44 - 5213 days ago
OK.So life is very different over here, but there are two things in particular that fascinate me– shopping and mobile phonesSh...
Some Lingo ! - 12/Jan/2010 14:17 - 5219 days ago
Well having sat through a very long 2 days of a senior manager’s meeting I have decided to sit myself down and properly try to...
2010 begins ...... - 05/Jan/2010 14:28 - 5226 days ago
2010 started out with an office sport’s day. I went into the office on 1stJanuary and proceeded to get some work done, when bi...
Untitled - 30/Dec/2009 15:07 - 5232 days ago
HappyNewYearShort blog todayThis is just to say 'Happy New Year' to everyoneI had said I'd know how to say that in Oriya by toda...
Christmas - a bit different from year's past - 28/Dec/2009 14:31 - 5234 days ago
It’s always nice to be at home for Christmas but if you’re going to be away then the best thing to do is to be sure you enjo...
Untitled - 22/Dec/2009 10:15 - 5240 days ago
‘Christmas time. Mistletoe and Wine……’Well, this year there’ll be no mistletoe or wine, but maybe a Dosa and some King...
Hello Readers ! - 20/Dec/2009 05:32 - 5242 days ago
Hello to everyone who is reading my blogIt's great to know so many are reading it and I hope you are enjoying it.If you'd like t...
First full week in Bhubaneswar - 19/Dec/2009 19:26 - 5243 days ago
Well, it was an exciting week this week. I found good coffee, pasta and peppers that weren’t green in the shops. Mind you I di...
Here at last - 15/Dec/2009 17:04 - 5247 days ago
After a 31 hour train journey (which was meant to take on 24 hours) I arrived in Bhubaneswar at 12.30am last Wednesday 9th Decem...
Memories of Delhi - 06/Dec/2009 06:35 - 5256 days ago
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International Volunteer Day - 05/Dec/2009 18:07 - 5257 days ago
Today, 5th December, is International Volunteer Day. To mark the event, all of the new VSO intake, attended a Yamuma River clean...
The Delhi Symphony - 05/Dec/2009 17:37 - 5257 days ago
Picture the scene -Your worst traffic scenario at the Red Cow roundabout during the construction of the new roads. Traffic built...
AAA in Delhi - a positive story - 30/Nov/2009 09:34 - 5262 days ago
Last Friday night, 27th November, we visited the AAA homeless shelter for men and boys in the heart of Delhi. It is an amazing p...
Honking horns, traffic jams (and the Taj Mahal) - 29/Nov/2009 07:42 - 5263 days ago
Yesterday we visited one of the greatest pieces of archicture I have ever seen– the Taj Mahal, in the town of Agra, approx 4 h...
Food Glorious Food (and a few other things) - 21/Nov/2009 11:43 - 5271 days ago
We went on a trip around‘Old Dilli’ today and saw one or two interesting places in between eating and eating. We started as ...
Week 1 - 15/Nov/2009 11:23 - 5277 days ago
Namaste !Two Hindi lessons and I'm already fluent. Classes are going ok. A bit tough but all for a good cause.There are 16 of us...
I have arrived - and to prove it I'm here - 11/Nov/2009 12:42 - 5281 days ago
First blog from Delhi.We got in at 4am local time yesterday (Tuesday) morning and all straight to bed having received our mosqui...
7 days and counting ....... - 02/Nov/2009 17:09 - 5290 days ago
Well, this time next week I'll be on a plane somewhere between Heathrow and Delhi.My visa has arrived so it's full steam ahead n...
4 weeks and counting ........ - 12/Oct/2009 17:55 - 5311 days ago
Well, it seems ages since I started going on about my trip to India.I never thought I'd be writing a blog entitled '4 weeks and ...
A short update - 28/Sep/2009 16:49 - 5325 days ago
Just a quick update as it's been a while since I posted.Well, I did say that there wouldn't be much to say until I got to IndiaT...
What will it all be like? - 09/Sep/2009 17:14 - 5344 days ago
Short answer - not really sure yet.I received an email yesterday from India enquiring if I'd mind if they change my job descript...
Please help me raise money for VSO - 08/Sep/2009 15:17 - 5345 days ago
Check out my charity pagehttp://www.mycharity.ie/Click on 'sponsor a friend' and then type in my nameI have a charity page to tr...
The Adventure Begins ! - 07/Sep/2009 13:42 - 5346 days ago
Hi AllWell I promised a blog about my travels and even though I haven't left home yet, I decided to set up my blog.As you all kn...
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