The local dogs barked all night (again) but Chris still got up at dawn to watch the students practice for the big anniversary of TCV celebration coming up on Saturday. I woke up two hours...
Read MoreToday is my birthday. I haven’t been expecting anything special and the day started out somewhat badly as I woke up to a power outage. This meant no shower. The lack of power also meant...
Read MoreToday is the first day of our big photo shoot! We met the students after an early breakfast and went down to Mcloud Ganj to see if our compassionate nun was home. We knew we...
Read MoreThe calm of Sunday morning dissipated quickly as the students arrived. They listened attentively through a quick but comprehensive photography lesson from Josh and then they got busy with a photo ordering exercise to teach...
Read MoreToday we met with the Bridges to Understanding staff Lori & Tanya, & Josh, the photography instructor, to briefly discuss the mentoring aspect of the workshop. Suddenly 12 shy, but smiling, Tibetan students entered the...
Read MoreToday was exciting for us as we met up with the other participants of the Bridges to Understanding workshop this morning. We checked out of the Florence Hotel in Delhi, which inexplicably had paintings of...
Read MoreToday we woke up early to watch the last presidential debate live. The Indian coverage of the election has been extensive here, both in the papers and on TV. I have been keeping an eye...
Read MoreUp before dawn to view the Taj Mahal at sunrise; it was incredibly beautiful but very crowded (up to 20,000 people a day ). Guru, our guide, told us that there are two kinds of...
Read MoreToday we woke up early for our five hour drive to Agra where we listened to the world according to Kewel, our driver. No subject was off limits in this discussion. He gave his thoughts...
Read MoreAfter 24 hours of flying, we were welcomed at 6AM in Delhi by a huge red sun and some fragrant floral garlands. I had just started my two week adventure in India with my husband...
Read MoreHelen Tapping, (H to her friends and colleagues) director of marketing communications at Getty Images, is on her way to Dharamsala India, home of the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government in exile. There, she...
Read MoreBrent Stirton/Reportage by Getty Images Conservation Rangers from an anti-poaching unit work with locals to evacuate the bodies of four mountain gorrillas killed in mysterious circumstances in the park, Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo, 24...
Read MoreMINNEAPOLIS – SEPTEMBER 02: Cindy McCain (L) looks at first lady Laura Bush as former U.S. Sen. Bill Frist speaks to volunteers before packing boxes that will be sent to caregivers in Africa during the...
Read MoreMy recent days have been filled with politics. Last week I was covering the democrats, this week it’s the republican’s turn. For all of the details in between, check out my personal blog. ST. PAUL,...
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