by abroadvolunteers
( March 12th, 2010 )
In honor of International Women’s Day this past Monday, I’m sharing a picture of a group of female autorickshaw drivers in Chennai. The auto driver my friends and I hired for the day introduced us to these women, who happily posed for a picture. They were so friendly!
These women are …
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by abroadvolunteers
( March 5th, 2010 )
It seems my friends and I are minor celebrities in Chennai!
Um, not really. But we did make a recent local news publication! That’s me on the far right. Not the greatest shot ever, but I’ll take what I can get… it’s not every day I appear in print….
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by abroadvolunteers
( January 4th, 2010 )
And now, may I present you with a list of my favorite things about Chennai, compiled on the occasion of my 2-month anniversary in India (in random order):
- Being so close to the ocean
- Kalakshetra (the “Lincoln Center of Chennai” as I call it and their wonderful music festival)
- Chai (tea with milk …
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