Our tour group visited the Bodhi Tree last night at 5:30. I was so pissed because it was too dark to take a decent picture. With the flash, the tree looked fake. Also I felt rushed. So this morning Rob and I woke up early to go back and take lots of pictures. We onlyContinue reading “The Bodhi Tree”
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Having a wonderful time, wish you were here
I don’t know what all the guidebooks mean when they say you can’t prepare yourself for India, that it won’t be at all what you think. It’s exactly like I thought it would be. Not that I expected I would leave behind the baggie with my underwear in it and have to buy six pairsContinue reading “Having a wonderful time, wish you were here”
Don’t worry about a thing
KATHMANDU, March 14 (Xinhua) – Security officials of India and Nepal Friday decided to tighten security along the Indo-Nepal border in view of April 10 Constituent Assembly (CA) elections. In a meeting between Nepali and Indian security officials held Friday, both sides agreed to install additional barriers and pickets and post more armed security personnelContinue reading “Don’t worry about a thing”
I believe the children are our future
From the New York Times: The lesson began with the striking of a Tibetan singing bowl to induce mindful awareness. With the sound of their new school bell, the fifth graders at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School here closed their eyes and focused on their breathing, as they tried to imagine “loving kindness” on the playground.…ThisContinue reading “I believe the children are our future”
Kari Neumeyer 