http://www.jillm.com/india Sun, 17 Jun 2007 12:27:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en i always feel a pressure to make the first and last of something extra special...the beginning should set the tone of the event and the last summarize the experience. i put extra emphasis on something that when placed within the context of the whole story, is really just another page ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/05/22/signing-off/ one more hike in the mountains; eric and i traversed our way to pepper pot on this, my last saturday. it's been on my list of things to do, and eric's been gone for 2 weeks, unable to help me cross it off. we never really found a path, a ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/05/19/the-mountain/ we just clicked. right from the beginning, as i sat on the bed in the room her family eats/sleeps/entertains in, i knew she would be one of those kind of friends i would connect with deeply. she has this magnetic personality that draws me to her and leaves me sad ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/05/17/asha/ i almost forgot to tell you about it! a staple in the day's schedule, all the country stops for an afternoon chai. we participate in the ritual as well in our office and use the 30 min to tell of recent trips, play speed scrabble, or sit in the sun. ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/05/14/chai-time/ life. by puja life is so beautiful, when we see it like a mirror. life is like a moving train, life is like the showering rain, life is a gift, accept it. life is a promise, fulfill it. life is a lovely dream, life is a soft gentle stream. life is a miracle of the Lrd, life is a ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/05/11/an-afternoon-with-puja/ so two weeks from today, i'm leaving mussoorie...i'm leaving mussoorie...i'm really leaving. i don't think it quite sinks in. it's kind of like when i tried to tell myself i was really coming to india and it wasn't until i got here that i believed it...hmm...sometimes i still don't believe ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/05/08/the-processing-of-leaving/ i used to think idols were something of the past and animal sacrifices were only found in the old testament. i didn't think it was humanly possible for one million people to live in one square mile or that a country's average income could be 0.7% of my own. i used to ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/05/04/and-then-i-lived-in-india/ ...but you can't take the india out of the girl! http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/04/28/you-can-take-the-girl-out-of-india/ one of the most unique parts about hiking through india is not the 22,000+ high peaks or the expansive view of the himalayan mountain range, but the path which takes you through, not around, the villages. completely surrounded by trees and not a soul in sight one moment and then ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/04/25/village-people/ they call it the valley of the gods and i can understand why. if i were a god, i would probably hang out in this valley too. requiring two days of hiking from the nearest highway [ie. a one lane road with a speed limit of 20km, occasional crossing of ... http://www.jillm.com/india/2007/04/20/valley-of-god/