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Pottery, Churches, and Palaces Aren’t Enough

January 25th, 2009 2 Comments

All Roads Lead to Versailles Spend a summer backpacking Europe and you’ll likely soon discover that your church saturation point is lower than you think. A recent winter break trip to Thailand taught me that temples and palaces lose their flavor faster than Fruit Stripe. With the incredibly richness of natural wonders, cultural quirks, niche [...]

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“India Time”, Infrastructure, and Democracy

August 12th, 2008 3 Comments

[wp_geo_map] “India Time“ Hinglish (Hindi + English) can be a difficult language to pick up. In addition to accents, one must also deal with more nuanced matters. Hinglish: Your food will be ready in 10 minutes, sir. English: Hope you’re not that hungry. It’ll be about an hour. Hinglish: Don’t worry, the meeting will only [...]

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