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Monday, 31 Aug 2015 | Views [393]

I'm sorry to have to inform you all that I've gotten sick and won't be updating for a while. no need to worry as I'll be in contact with my family. Thanks evertone for reading thus far.


Day 8: :)

Sunday, 30 Aug 2015 | Views [278] | Comments [2]

Much improvement from yesterday, still chilled out a lot after going across town and back to change a ticket.  Started a poem, listened to music, read a feast for crows. Made a new friend (hi Izze!) and am looking forward to the train ride to Agra ... Read more >

Tags: delhi


Day 7: Wherever you go, there you are.

Sunday, 30 Aug 2015 | Views [335]

I suppose it is inevitable that if I am going to write authentically, I am have to speak about how the symptoms of chronic depression play into my every day life, and, more specifically, my travels. It's hard to know what is "average," but I believe ... Read more >

Tags: delhi, depression


Day 6: Dancing in Delhi

Friday, 28 Aug 2015 | Views [285] | Comments [1]

I took a Bollywood dance class this morning at Delhi Dance Academy and it was fun and exhausting. They had me dancing for an hour and a half straight! Yes , it did get filmed. No, I'm not sure yet if I will ever show it to anyone. :P I actually don't ... Read more >

Tags: dancing, delhi


Day 5, sometimes the best places have moustaches painted on them

Thursday, 27 Aug 2015 | Views [290] | Comments [2]

Today I braved the haggling and tuk tuk ride to Moustache Hostel. The tuk tuk dropped me off at a very different spot than where it was but I somehow magically found it after 10 to 15 minutes of a hot, mazey, backpackey walk. And this place is amazing! ... Read more >

Tags: delhi


Day 4: it is what it is.

Thursday, 27 Aug 2015 | Views [210]

  I woke up in a great mood, still happy from amazing day 3, and walked down to the main train station to buy train tickets for later in the week and a metro token for today to get to treetops, a place I arranged to stay in south Delhi. This ... Read more >

Tags: traveling obstacles


3rd try's a charm

Tuesday, 25 Aug 2015 | Views [209]

First, the highlights, then more details if your schedule and attention span permits! *a 2 hour walking tour given by former "street kids" of Delhi of Paharganj (where I happen to be staying). If your time is limited right now, I'd say stop reading, ... Read more >

Tags: adjustment, connaught place, financial inequality, street harassment


Day 2: a walk in the park

Monday, 24 Aug 2015 | Views [332] | Comments [2]

Lessons learned or re-learned on day 2: 1. "Common sense" is relative. (See attached photograph) 2. The smart ass who is harassing you outside of the zigzag alleyway that leads to your hostel will harass you upon coming and going. When you cant ... Read more >

Tags: listen to me, where did you get that scarf? i want to touch it


Day 1 in Delhi

Monday, 24 Aug 2015 | Views [281]

This is an email wrote to my dad. I'm not in love with this place so far... But I have to give myself time to get adjusted. I guess it makes sense that it's not all rainbows and butterflies at the moment- I'm in one of the most chaotic cities in ... Read more >

Tags: culture shock, delhi, loneliness


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