Today I had the blouse for my new fancy lavender sari made. It takes an hour and costs 275 rupees so like seven bucks. The place looked awfully like a […]
Sabbatical Blog – The Traveling Tool Kid
Enjoying the Little Things Along the Way
After ranting so much about the challenge that is called Max yesterday let me write something positive and friendly about traveling with a kid: it forces you to slow down […]
Shopping Frenzy and Tradition
With Max at school this morning we went shopping. The evening brought a heavy dose of Kerala tradition. We had initially thought that we would not try and find a […]
Transportation
I have seen a dead rat and a dead goat – both of which might well have died of old age – and one car accident that looked kind of […]
Unfinished Jobs
The “Unternet” – as Max calls it – is down so this blog will be posted with a delay. It’s amazing we even have Internet connection at all. The day […]
I have a Maid …
… and no idea what to do with her. It sounded like a good idea back in Sunnyvale when I agreed to the arrangement. She’s been the landlady’s housekeeper for […]
Getting used to India
We are back in Kochi and in our permanent apartment. It is much nicer than the one before which really was a dark, damp, smelly, mosquito-infested dump (am I being […]
Tea Harvest in Munnar
Today we ventured where seemingly no one has ventured before – judging by the near total absence of plastic bottles strewn around. Across the valley from the hotel is a […]
Religious Experiences
Last night we went into Munnar and did the tree hill tour of the places of worship – or almost. All in all it was a couple of days full […]
Perceptions and Reality
It is interesting to observe how Max perceives reality – or not – as opposed to us. Uli and I walk around country and town wondering about this, marveling at […]