Title: Mark Takefman in Barmer (
India)
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Argentina Miracle - 19/Feb/2011 13:05 - 4813 days ago
In 2002 I went to anInternational Association of National Youth Serviceconference in Buenos Aries dealing with national communit...
This is the End - 04/Feb/2011 04:57 - 4828 days ago
As I quickly approach the end of my two year posting in Barmer, Rajasthan working at SURE I have been reflecting on what I was a...
New Hindi Word - 19/Jan/2011 14:35 - 4844 days ago
2am, Jan 19, 2011, Barmer, RajasthanI just learnt a new Hindi word: BhukampIt means earthquake.5 minutes before my neighbou...
Update: Leatherman Returned - 23/Dec/2010 07:34 - 4871 days ago
Woke up, got out of bed, dragged a comb across my head…Went outside to find my Leatherman multi-tool on the floor of my front ...
Of Language and Personality - 14/Dec/2010 12:35 - 4880 days ago
I was asked to give a one hour talk at the local boys college on language and personality. Ok, you can stop laughing. The ...
Snippets - 11/Dec/2010 03:06 - 4883 days ago
Sure has a vacuum cleaner. A simple canister type. But it wasn’t working, the plug needed to be rewired. So I fixed ...
Paul&Mark's October 2010 Quick Trip Specs - 08/Dec/2010 03:39 - 4886 days ago
Time Period: August 27thto September 19th(Mark) and 24th(Paul) Overall distance traveled:...
The Long and Slow Road - 15/Nov/2010 08:43 - 4909 days ago
November 15, 2010I’m back in Barmer, Rajasthan. Asked by SURE to complete the work I was not able to continue six months a...
July 26, 2010, Last day in Barmer - 28/Jul/2010 06:06 - 5019 days ago
I had already packed up my first four bags and left Barmer last June 15. But I left behind another 5 bags that I returned ...
10 - 12/Apr/2010 08:33 - 5126 days ago
I’ve been writing a lot about driving inIndia. I’ve also read a few other very funny accounts all along the same kin...
Body Image - 06/Apr/2010 10:34 - 5132 days ago
I only have a small, head size mirror at my home. So when I recently stayed at a hotel in Udaipur with Vincent, where there was ...
Links to Mt. Abu and Udaipur trip - 31/Mar/2010 05:41 - 5138 days ago
Mt.Abupictureshttp://picasaweb.google.ca/lh/sredir?uname=takefman&target=ALBUM&id=5454656996088801969&authkey=Gv1sRg...
Mt. Abu, Udaipur and Birthdays - 28/Mar/2010 05:43 - 5141 days ago
I didn’t leave early in the morning toMt.Abuto catch the cooler air. But that was ok, the temperatures are getting hotter but ...
NEW AND IMPROVED: Codes of Conduct in the West as Different from those in India - 26/Jan/2010 08:09 - 5202 days ago
ByMarkL.TakefmanWith thanks toMargaretR.Campbell, Louse Creber andMichaelRosenkrantzfor their contributionsThis guide is intende...
Codes of Conduct in the West as Different from those in India - 23/Jan/2010 06:04 - 5205 days ago
ByMarkL.TakefmanWith thanks to Louse Creber andMichaelRosenkrantzfor their contributionsThis guide is intended for those Indians...
Waiting At the Train Station - 14/Jan/2010 06:32 - 5214 days ago
I standing on the platform waiting for the train as I was returning home from Gurgaon, just south ofDelhiwhere I was meeting wit...
Kullu Trip, Part Two: Delhi to Kullu and Manali - 22/Dec/2009 08:29 - 5237 days ago
Before I left for each section of my trip I studied various maps so that I would not have to stop to look at them on route. Gett...
Kullu Trip, Part One: The Road to Delhi. - 02/Dec/2009 04:37 - 5257 days ago
7:45 am. I had waited outside my house in the dark, doors and gate locked for 15 minutes for a supposed group of staff who said ...
Some Basic Concepts for Driving in India - 11/Nov/2009 06:18 - 5278 days ago
So you fancy yourself ready to drive the hi-ways, by-ways and no-ways ofIndia. Well let me tell you that it can be a very rewar...
Chanchal - 25/Sep/2009 08:10 - 5325 days ago
Chanchal is a 33 year old woman, married toSudhirTailong. She has a beautiful 5 year old daughter Sabhya who comes over to the o...
Attachments - 10/Sep/2009 08:46 - 5340 days ago
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Reflections - 09/Sep/2009 08:39 - 5341 days ago
There is always so much a parent wants to share with their children. Some of these things are cleverly disguised lessons i...
The Day I Saw the Prime Minster of India - 30/Aug/2009 05:12 - 5351 days ago
The afternoon before the day the PM was going to be in Barmer to dedicate the new Cairn oil well to the nation I did not have an...
Update on my work - 27/Aug/2009 02:59 - 5354 days ago
During my two years at Avid Projects, I was honoured by my clients for the work I did for them in managing the construction of t...
From Neil with love - 24/Aug/2009 08:58 - 5357 days ago
My brotherNeilwrote me:“Hi Mark, I love reading of your adventures and am envious as I have had many of my own having trav...
Of Bikes and Biking - 23/Aug/2009 06:38 - 5358 days ago
Of Bikes and BikingsI was invited with Vishal to another Muslim wedding. Vishal and I decided to go there on our own motor...
Mobiles, Police and Illness - 14/Aug/2009 04:26 - 5367 days ago
Off off and awayThe volunteer conference was held at the Bundelkhand Hotel in Orchha this year. Before I left Barmer to sp...
Invitation to view Mark Takefman's Picasa Web Album - Bundelkhand - 11/Aug/2009 06:16 - 5370 days ago
Pictures from the VSOI conference in Orchha at the Bundelkhand Hotelhttp://picasaweb.google.ca/lh/sredir?uname=takefman&targ...
Driving to Breakfast - 25/Jul/2009 08:39 - 5387 days ago
Driving inIndia, 101I wonder if I should even be writing about this to you. I know after you read this you will kindly, an...
Bulletin - 16/Jul/2009 02:41 - 5396 days ago
BulletinI went for my first ride on an Enfield Bullet (no I didn’t drive it). I was in Balotra at Vishal’s family ho...
Binjrad Music - 06/Jul/2009 05:14 - 5406 days ago
Our monthly staff meeting is at a campus in the small hamlet of Binjrad. Several buildings on 5 acres of land about 70 kilo...
Craig, Eggs and Eating - 22/Jun/2009 10:51 - 5420 days ago
CraigCraig Cameron is from Aberdeen, Scotland but he now lives with his wife Lisa and three children in Singapore. He work...
Rain and My Second Wedding - 20/Jun/2009 04:10 - 5422 days ago
RainIt came early this year. And a lot of it. How much? Let’s just say I don’t live on a street anymore, it...
Storms, Birds, Weather and Work - 17/Jun/2009 04:59 - 5425 days ago
STORMSI could hardly believe the storms we had last night, first it got dark really fast, and I could hear the kids in the stree...
Parinda / Birds - 08/Jun/2009 03:06 - 5434 days ago
My house, like all the other houses in this neighbourhood, has an opening in the roof into a room below to let the heat out. The...
View my Picasa Web Album - Children of India - 24/May/2009 07:04 - 5449 days ago
Children of India Children of India23 May 2009byMark TakefmanView AlbumPlay slideshow ...
Camel Riding in the Desert - 22/May/2009 04:50 - 5451 days ago
Ok, it was not planned. My friend Craig (from Aberdeen) and I were invited to the Chouhan’s“farm”. ...
Web Album -माय न्यू Home - 19/May/2009 05:23 - 5454 days ago
माय न्यू Home6 May 2009byMark TakefmanView AlbumPlay slideshowIf you are having problems viewing this email, copy...
Jaisalmer Fort - 13/May/2009 10:57 - 5460 days ago
Jaisalmer Fortis one of the largest of desert forts of the world. It is situated in Jaisalmer city in theIndian state of Rajasth...
Shifting Times - 08/May/2009 04:18 - 5465 days ago
The don’t call it Moving Day here, it’s called Shifting. Have you shifted your accommodation?I did. A li...
Water - 28/Apr/2009 04:36 - 5475 days ago
Water April 23 2009It was most disturbing today to see a man drinking water. It wasn’t just any water, he was a thin man, par...
Accommodation and the Start - 23/Apr/2009 11:07 - 5480 days ago
Temporary Accommodation Number 3The first was the KK Hotel. The first night was like sleeping in an oven so I moved into an air ...
Mohan and Accommodation - 23/Apr/2009 11:04 - 5480 days ago
Mohan (April 15, 2009)Mohan is from Singapore. His parents were Indian and they left India before he was born. ...
First 1.5 hours in Barmer - 15/Apr/2009 05:53 - 5488 days ago
First 1.5 hours in Barmer, RajasthanNow I could say that I was picked up and put in a hotel because my accommodation wasn’...
Farewell and Moving On - 15/Apr/2009 05:53 - 5488 days ago
THE ANU SONG EXPERIENCE.One day in Hindi class Joe and I decided to write a class song with Hindi words. So that evening we got ...
Link to Last Week In Delhi Pictures - 09/Apr/2009 15:01 - 5494 days ago
Last Week In Delhihttp://picasaweb.google.ca/lh/sredir?uname=takefman&target=ALBUM&id=5322705101240392817&authkey=Gv...
One More Thing April 4 - 04/Apr/2009 17:26 - 5499 days ago
Yesterday, the ISI receptionist Michael offered me the use of his motorcycle. At first I was a bit hesitant, should I really tak...
Medical Issues April 4 - 04/Apr/2009 05:35 - 5499 days ago
This past week I’ve had exposure to a little bit of the medical community and it’s practices here in Delhi. My tooth...
Links to India Pictures - 28/Mar/2009 13:14 - 5506 days ago
Arriving in Delhihttp://picasaweb.google.co.in/lh/sredir?uname=takefman&target=ALBUM&id=5313252333150672289&authkey=...
Friday March 27 - 28/Mar/2009 12:22 - 5506 days ago
TGI Shookravaar. (Thank God It’s Friday)It was evening and I was up in my room with Joe when Michael came up telling us we...
Tuesday March 24th - 25/Mar/2009 11:15 - 5509 days ago
A typical day:Mediation at 6am. Tai Chi around 7:00. Then breakfast on the roof of the ISI conference center. An omelette ...
March 22 - 22/Mar/2009 06:16 - 5512 days ago
A week of language classes with our teacher Anuji.“mera naam Mark hai” (My name is Mark.)Not bad for the first week!...
March 15 2009 - 17/Mar/2009 07:34 - 5517 days ago
Sunday, a day offI got up early to meet up with vols Kate, Judith and Mary to go to an internet café that Kate liked. While sip...
March 13, 2009 - 14/Mar/2009 03:43 - 5520 days ago
In IndiaGood News, my luggage arrived when I did. Going through Indian immigration was easy.Two wonderful smiling faces,&nb...
Accepted! - 03/Feb/2009 19:58 - 5559 days ago
February 3, 2009So it’s now official, I’ve been accepted by the NGO in Barmer, Rajasthan to work with them.I’m going toInd...
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