Note: Two new posts below, read first.
I'll be honest, I like this whole blog business.
I have decided to start an ongoing blog of work and random facts of life and such.
If you have any interest in following this you can find the brand new blog at: smallscreening.blogspot.com
That is all, thank you.
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Conclusion
Well- Ok, I'm home and I am struggling to try and tie India into a neat package which then can become a paragraph about what just happened. This enlightenment has yet to come. Only with time I imagine.
However, there are certain things which I know I can safely say at this point to attempt to conclude the proceeding.
Going to India and traveling was quite possibly one of the most difficult things I have ever done. By the same token it was quite possibly the most rewarding. It forced me to rethink, relearn, and reconsider all things within me and around me. It opened me up to new ideas and trains of thought and train food.
It will probably be some time before I can truly appreciate the experience. Give time to incorporate into my daily life the landslide of information that has flooded my brain over the past two months.
And so it begins, as they say.
Before and After.
However, there are certain things which I know I can safely say at this point to attempt to conclude the proceeding.
Going to India and traveling was quite possibly one of the most difficult things I have ever done. By the same token it was quite possibly the most rewarding. It forced me to rethink, relearn, and reconsider all things within me and around me. It opened me up to new ideas and trains of thought and train food.
It will probably be some time before I can truly appreciate the experience. Give time to incorporate into my daily life the landslide of information that has flooded my brain over the past two months.
And so it begins, as they say.
Before and After.
One Per Day
On my way home I spent five days in London, staying at a hostel in a room full of Aussie girls. Here are a couple photos.
Aussie Girls
More Aussie girls in dorm.
Aussie Girls
More Aussie girls in dorm.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
More Images from Alleppey
Flooded rice fields.
Guru and his assistant.
The bridge to reception and commons.
Indian Houseboat
Monday, December 10, 2007
Row Row Row Your Boat
The Keralan Backwaters are a network of canals and lakes covering a distance of about 900km in the state of Kerela, India. Here are a couple photos of from a short canoe excursion.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
KAN > VRK
Kanyakumari:
The view from out of my hotel window and one of the few redeeming qualities of that town.
Transit:
This was a protest that held up my train on the way to Varkala. It was not actually for a political movement but in favor of dividing a local arterial for use by both vendors and vehicles.
Varkala:
Despite the natural beauty of this town I find it difficult to shoot even mildly interesting photos here. Clearly. This is the main beach, the town is up there.
That is all.
The view from out of my hotel window and one of the few redeeming qualities of that town.
Transit:
This was a protest that held up my train on the way to Varkala. It was not actually for a political movement but in favor of dividing a local arterial for use by both vendors and vehicles.
Varkala:
Despite the natural beauty of this town I find it difficult to shoot even mildly interesting photos here. Clearly. This is the main beach, the town is up there.
That is all.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Update - 12.03.07
I have left Pondicherry, gone through Kanyakumari for a day and a night and am now residing in a town known as Varkala.
Varkala is nothing short of Paradise. Perched atop a large coastal cliff face in south Kerela, this town pushes it's storefronts and hotels up to the edge, divided only by a small walkway that is effectively the main drag. To the north and south there are flat sandy beaches with mild surf surrounded by palm trees and grass.
A majority of the "hotels" here are actually groups of bamboo and concrete huts, often in a garden setting, which act at the rooms.
As you possibly can image the connections here are quite slow and the computers quite decrepit make photo uploading nearly impossible. I am going to search for a way to get images online and will make a post as soon as I do.
That is all. I think.
Varkala is nothing short of Paradise. Perched atop a large coastal cliff face in south Kerela, this town pushes it's storefronts and hotels up to the edge, divided only by a small walkway that is effectively the main drag. To the north and south there are flat sandy beaches with mild surf surrounded by palm trees and grass.
A majority of the "hotels" here are actually groups of bamboo and concrete huts, often in a garden setting, which act at the rooms.
As you possibly can image the connections here are quite slow and the computers quite decrepit make photo uploading nearly impossible. I am going to search for a way to get images online and will make a post as soon as I do.
That is all. I think.
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