Rudyard Kipling When I learned I was traveling to India, I realized that I didn’t know much about the country. And with a country as old as India with thousands of years of history, a culture of extreme pluralism and over a billion people, I felt overwhelmed with where to start. I went the easy [...]

Posted on July 30th, 2008 by admin
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One of the most consistent pieces of advice I’ve received while preparing for India is to sit in the back seat when riding in a car. Apparently, the driving is just downright terrifying. Until I found the above video, I thought it couldn’t be that bad, right? I was wrong. This clip made me want [...]

Posted on July 29th, 2008 by admin
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View Larger Map Note: You should be able to move around within this map and zoom in to see where I’ll be going. I fly into Delhi the night of the 5th and leave the next morning by airplane to Ranchi. Here is how the rest of my trip transportation lays out: August 7th – [...]

Posted on July 29th, 2008 by admin
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When you think of international travel, you probably don’t picture yourself getting poked with needles and taking caplets that upset your stomach. Alas, it is the price of traveling to India. Last week at the Austin Travel Clinic, I was inoculated with Hepatitis A, Tetanus and updated Polio vaccinations. After the first two shots, both [...]

Posted on July 28th, 2008 by admin
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Good afternoon everyone! It’s a hot, hot afternoon here in Austin, TX, at The Miracle Foundation HQ. We’re all buzzing away as we prepare for our August trip to India. Mail from our children’s sponsors is coming in – stickers, coloring books, candy – and I’m sitting here, tapping away at the computer keys, still [...]

Posted on July 17th, 2008 by admin
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