Festival in Jaipur

I have so much to tell! January has been a busy month. School is up and running at full speed now. We have a visiting professor at JNU from the University of Alabama on a Fulbright that is teaching a ...
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I forgot for a while how much I dislike being cold. I was well reminded in Jaipur. I stayed in Jaipur Inn's dormitory room for 2.5$ per night. It was worth about that much. The room had ...
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I prepared to leave early in the morning to catch the 6a train to Jaipur, the capital of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Upon checkout, I found a note from the girl who was rooming next door. She was ...
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Happy Holi! I am writing to all of you with a technicolored head of hair. After going 21 years without EVER dying my hair; I now have purple, pink, orange, and green locks. The reason: Holi! ...
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Published in the December 2006 issue of Good Taste magazine: “Don’t go out,” said the receptionist. “It’s dangerous.” But I want to experience Holi. So, diving ...
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