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What's your point? I'm sure its good work but this was all done over a year ago and is on copies in a police store room
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Nadya Suleman claims she's so damn broke ... she owes between $500k and $1,000,000 to various creditors ... including doctors, lawyers, teachers ... and DIRECTV!!!!
TMZ just obtained a copy of OctoMom's bankruptcy documents, in which she claims she only has between ZERO and $50,000 to her name ... because she's blown a fortune on super important things like water and power and the ability to watch all of her favorite cable shows.
God forbid a destitute woman with 14 kids be kept from watching "Game of Thrones."
Here's the list of Octo's creditors:
-- Orkin Pest Control
-- Roberto Robles Gardening Services
-- Sparkletts
-- William F. Turner Attorney at Law
-- Kaiser Permanente
-- The DMV
-- Farmers Insurance Group
-- Verizon Wireless
-- City of La Habra Water Dept.
-- So Cal Gas Company
-- So Cal Edison Company (power)
-- Sylvan Learning
-- Superior Court of California
-- Whittier Christian School
-- DirecTV
In the docs, Octo claims she completed a debt education course -- as required from everyone who files for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Octo took her course on the Internet ... though it's unclear how she paid for the Internet access.
I love how your call this bish "Octo" LOL
Game of Thrones is addictive. I don't blame her.
I hope her creditors get the money for her playing with her clown car.
so she sold the list to TMZ to get some money. as will pay her for any news she has..she needs to get a real job and care for her kids. she can spend 5oo dollars on her hair but she cannot pay bills. she needs to get a real job and work on paying things off. instead of thinking her 14 kids will make her money...she needs to get a real job.the kids should be taken away anyways.. she cannot care for them properly.
She cannot be helped. This women truly is a lost cause.
I don't know how she will raise one productive member of society.
She is bringing down California's property value. SERIOUSLY!
Really TMZ leave her alone! What do you have against her that you enjoy humiliating her on a daily basis? Is it because she is any easy target? She can't pay you to post favorable stories about her unlike those vile Kardashians? So she has made some terrible choices...her and her children are suffering for it.
Would it be much better for the children if she allowed many of them to be adopted by really fine homes to care for them better than Octomom ever could now that she's doing porn?
See, America is the greatest nation on earth. Where else can you have no income and yet receive $1 million dollars worth of goods and services and then not pay for it? Just a little something for us 99%'ers to think about.
What wild hair got up TMZ's a**. No, seriously. TMZ paid that hairdresser $5,000 for a photo of a check Octomom paid -- proving she did NOT use a welfare debit card or taxpayer money to pay for her hair -- yet rips after Octo for having phone, cable, and water bills? WTF?
So she paid $520 for her hair, expensive eyelash extensions, manicures & pedicures, designer clothes and handbags, Ugg boots and loads of plastic surgery but stiffed things like her rent and utility bills. This women has some messed up priorities. She even stiffed her children's school. What is wrong with public school? If you have 14 kids and no job your kids have no business being in private school.
Let's see:
Professional gardner
$520 in hair services
Lipo, tummy tuck, breast implants, lip injections, Botox
Mani's, pedi's
Eyelash extensions
Bottled water delivery service
Cable TV
Private school
Private tutoring sevices
Professional pest control services
Yep, sounds about right for a welfare whoore.
Why is Kaiser listed? The State of California pays for all her and her kids medical care or did she stiff Kaiser for her plastic surgery?
This woman makes me sick. Just a week ago, she got a $520 haircut, and said she was making money....now suddenly this week, she's bankrupt. What a piece of garbage she is. Those poor kids need to be removed and placed with families who aren't interested in being in the media for every stupid thing they do.
If we all stop paying attention, do you think she would go away????
So what bills DID she pay? That scam artist never paid for ANYTHING. She didn't pay for even the basics for her children: She didn't pay rent, electricity, gas, water to shower, water to drink, gardening services, school fees, tuition,legal services, the DMV (for what?), insurance, medical services, her cell-phone bill, her cable bill - THAT WOMAN PAID NO BILLS AT ALL, and she's receiving $2000 worth of food stamps and $4000-$5000 welfare money a month in addition to free housecleaning, free babysitting, free plumbing services etc. The people of California who are the ones putting food on her table deserve to know what she does with the money.
Becky: 14 minutes ago
I work my ass off to support my daughter. We live off of $30 a week for groceries. We have NEVER had cable, never had health insurance, never paid for water to be delivered to our house (or any water that is not from our faucet), never paid for gardening I could do myself. We need public assistance, but I am too afraid to apply because of women like her. Women like her mean that when mothers like me desperately need help we are too afraid to ask for fear that our families will forever be stigmatized as lazy freeloaders.
Becky, Public assistance was set up for people such as yourself. Who need ASSISTANCE. It's people such as this woman expects others to pay for things that they don't even have themselves because she feels ENTITLED to it. As if the taxpayers OWE her for bringing 14 kids into the world for us to support.
Women who work hard, such as yourself should feel no shame in receiving supplemental assistance.
We need to get all the generational freeloaders off public assistance.
Also I noticed she didn't pay her attorney, does she have a new one? Her manager and spokesperson are not listed so I assume she is still paying for services.


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Screenshot archive: Inside the Castle. Did you ever notice how little furniture there is in the castle?
Screenshot archive: The Castle.
Kevin Nelson concept art of Flynn's escape.
Mont St. Michel in Normandy, France, inspired our castle in "Tangled." It sits out in the bay surrounded by water and feels so very fairy tale-like. When I visited it I knew this has to be the kingdom that Rapunzel will someday be Queen of. -GLEN KEANE
Kevin Nelson concept art.
Check out his blog.
Bill Perkins concept art.
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Scott Watanabe concept art. I always wanted to see that "The Charge of the Pub Thugs" scene. I also like Rapunzel doing the double take at the bookshop.
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A little over a year ago, with the help of a few other Trekkies I met through Tumblr, I took on a huge but super-fun project: running each and every live-action Star Trek episode—from The Original Series through Enterprise—through the Bechdel Test.Read More
The Shat didn't just wander in off the street to dazedly photobomb this TNG reunion—as selfie-taker LeVar Burton points out in this tweet, they were all participating in a panel at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con. I... I'm sorry, was I saying something? Sir Patrick Stewart continues to be hypnotic.Read More
Mae Jemison is a boss. Not only was she the first African-American woman in space, she was also the first astronaut who landed a guest spot on Star Trek. Citing Uhura as a major influence on her life, Jemison (who was able to chat with Nichelle Nichols before traveling to space) used to open communication to mission control every day by saying "hailing frequencies open." Here, Jemison talks about her journey. Love her as much as we do.Read More
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A defendant's or lawyer's objection to a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason: attorneys used their peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on the crudest racial stereotypes [mass noun]: the extent of peremptory challenge
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With this lens, the business world developed a whole theory of preconceived notions and biases about what to expect from men and women leaders. And like most assumptions, these supposed differences took on a life of their own. Over time, we became experts at typecasting people and, ultimately, shackling men and women to these stereotypes.
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The Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA), a southern New Jersey-based services authority providing waste management and recycling services in Atlantic County, awarded a contract to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. to design, build and maintain a new public access compressed natural gas (CNG) fuel station. The facility will operate 24/7 to support ACUA's growing fleet of CNG refuse trucks, as well municipal and private CNG fleet vehicles in the area.Committed to helping preserve environmental quality, ACUA will transition its fleet of refuse collection trucks from diesel to clean-burning natural gas power. Natural gas produces up to 23 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions than diesel fuel in heavy-duty vehicles and up to 30 percent lower greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline fuel in light-duty and medium duty vehicles. ACUA has secured a $1.9 million award from grant funds allocated by the Department of Energy's Clean Cities Recovery Act, which will help defer the costs of constructing the fast-fill CNG station and acquiring new CNG refuse collection trucks. ACUA serves commercial and residential customers in South New Jersey's Atlantic County, which includes Atlantic City. The new Clean Energy CNG fuel station will be located on ACUA property in Egg Harbor Township.
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It's an excellent school. The staff is friendly, and they actually treat the students like people, not like kids. Their Honors Program is excellent when it comes to preparing students for the ACT. Thanks to them, I managed to get a 29 on mine. The staff treats the kids like family, and the principal will do anything for the kids. Last year, I was placed in a college class, but there was no way my family could pay for it. It seemed like I would have to drop it, but I talked to Mr. Stanley, and he arranged for the school to pay for it and my books, along with several others whose parents couldn't aford it. He's a great man, and he runs a superb school.
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The Chicago Bears defense this season has always been flawed, but the worst of those flaws were exposed in the worst of ways in last week's 54-11 drubbing at the hands of the Eagles. Things won't get much better for the defense this week, and the stakes are even higher. The winner of this game goes to the playoffs, while the loser is left wondering at what could have been. With Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb (I expect Cobb to be limited, but even a limited Cobb is a dangerous Cobb) back in the fold, the Bears burnable secondary and uneven pass rush could be exposed in the worst of ways against the best QB in the game. Also, Eddie Lacy should have an absolute field day against that secondary, especially with a better QB at the helm.
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Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos
Terrelle Pryor was the spark that the Oakland Raiders needed early in the season, and it's good to see him starting again. His decision making still needs a lot of work, but he has excellent physical tools and is a fun player to watch for sure. The Denver Broncos defense has been severely hit by Von Miller's injury, so Pryor has a chance to show his stuff today. I still think the Raiders should draft a quarterback in May, but I wouldn't be too upset if the Raiders decided to roll with Pryor, who is talented in his own right.
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Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers
A win over the top-notch San Francisco 49ers isn't enough to push the Arizona Cardinals into the playoffs, as they would also need an unlikely win by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over the rival New Orleans Saints. The Saints have been upset before, but it would truly take a shocker for the Buccaneers to upend them. Anyway, whichever of the Cardinals or Saints gets sent home packing will have been the victims of horrid luck, and you really have to feel bad for the Cardinals. They've been great this season, but they are stuck in the NFL's toughest division. I mean, they had to out-stingy the friggin' Seattle Seahawks last week in order for this game to even mean anything. So the Cardinals will have to sit at home, while a mediocre team in the NFC East and North will slip by. The 49ers are a dangerous team with Michael Crabtree back in the fold, and I would hate betting against these guys.
New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Gerald McCoy and Adrian Clayborn would pretty much have to play the game of their lives as pass rushers, though I wouldn't put a remarkable performance past McCoy any time soon. The Saints offense is a juggernaut, but it is vulnerable if you can put pressure on Brees, which is exactly what Greg Hardy and the Carolina Panthers were able to do last week. Will Terron Armstead play more like he did in the second half of last week's loss than he did in his embarrassing first half? That's something to watch. The Buccaneers just don't have enough depth in the secondary to hang with all of the Saints weapons, and they simply aren't good enough on offense either. Upsets are never impossible, especially in rivalry games, but this one is highly unlikely.
New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills
Both of these two teams opened up their seasons with a wild game that was barely won by the New England Patriots, and they'll close the season in what should be an interesting game. The Bills aren't a good team, but they are a deep team and are on the rise. If E.J. Manuel, who isn't starting this week due to his third knee injury of the season, is truly the franchise quarterback that Doug Marrone and the organization believe he is, then the Bills are in good shape going forward. This team absolutely has to run the ball effectively against the Patriots and work the short and mid-range passing game with Thad Lewis. For the Bills, this game is all about running the ball and minimizing mistakes with an efficient passing game. For the Patriots? It's essentially the same thing, but Tom Brady has his work cut out for him against an underrated Bills defense that features the likes of Jairus Byrd, Kyle Williams, Kiko Alonso, Mario Williams, Marcell Dareus, Jerry Hughes, Stephon Gilmore, and Leodis McKelvin. Brady will once again be the difference and should be able to stretch out the Bills defense horizontally, but I think this will be another hard-fought game between these two teams.
San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Assuming the Chiefs do rest their starters significantly, then the San Diego Chargers should be disappointed in themselves if they lose. While beating a rival and eliminating them from playoff contention would feel great, Coach of the Year candidate Andy Reid and the Chiefs are making the right decision by resting their guys. Why? Remember Wes Welker's ACL tear in Week 17 of the 2009 season? Yeah, that's why.
Philip Rivers has had an extraordinary season, and it's annoying listening to people dismiss what he's done with this team. The Chargers defense is abysmal, and they are basically being carried by the offense and Rivers, who has been the most accurate QB in the league this year. Should he win the MVP over Peyton Manning? Probably not, but Rivers is a fully legitimate MVP candidate and deserves all the credit he is getting.
Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams
NFC West teams always play each other tough, and the Rams nearly upset the Seahawks earlier this year in dramatic fashion. If Zac Stacy never went down with an injury, then one might really start to speculate about that game's ending. The Seahawks legitimacy as an elite team is unquestioned, and I don't even think losses to the Cardinals and Rams at the end of the season would cast that legitimacy into doubt. The Seahawks are the team with the fewest holes, and they are the best team in the NFL right now. Does that mean they'll win the Super Bowl? Heck no, but they are the favorites. There are a few excellent teams in the NFC who all have a good case to be made, but the Seahawks depth and talent give them the best case. The Rams should be able to stay in this one due to Stacy's dominance and the Rams pass rush led by DPOY candidate Robert Quinn, but the Seahawks should be able to take care of business.
Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Chicago Bears on last week's edition of Sunday Night Football, and they'll be hoping to do the same this week to the rival Dallas Cowboys and punch their playoff-ticket in. Tony Romo, DeMarco Murray, and Dez Bryant have done an excellent job as the Cowboys top trio of skill position players on offense, and the line has quietly done a very good job of blocking for Murray this year. This offense has been great, but it's had to due to the horrible defense than can't cover or stop the run a lick. They could get torn up by Nick Foles, and they need to watch for Riley Cooper and DeSean Jackson on deep balls- no team likes the throw the ball deep as much as the Eagles. The way the Cowboys win this game is by getting a clean, efficient game out of Kyle Orton and handing the ball off to DeMarco Murray as may times as possible.
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It has been almost a week back at home, away from all the crazy that is India. Nothing extreme has hit me yet but subtle things keep taking me by surprise. Like not hearing any Indian English, catching myself asking people if they have "taken lunch", being wary of the bubblers sanitation, and being surprised when I look up and realize a majority of the people in Target are White. Where am I? Oh yeah, Wisconsin.
Not that it's a bad thing. I've come to embrace the little Midwestern suburb I've grown up it. It's just interesting to be back. It seems like so much time has passed without me being here, and things have changed. For instance, my youngest sister is finally surpassing my chin in height! but at the same time it doesn't seem like too long ago, this place still has the comforts of the known, it's still home.
It's actually a nice calm to come back to. It's a calm I didn't know I was missing. I guess India was more stress than I perceived during my stay. My body gave up a few more times than I expected in a few more ways than I expected but look, I'm still kicking, in fact with even more enthusiasm! But along with the stress, the final stretch of my travels back was a little rough. haha. I thought Kerala was the final test of endurance, strength, and survival but I was wrong when a certain airline landed in O'Hare an hour and a half later than scheduled which caused a situation where a certain someone couldn't get on the connecting plane to the final destination.
I was greeted at O'Hare with a bright safety orange envelope with my name, inside a ticket for the next morning, and a free stay at the airport's Hilton hotel for the night. I thought I could still make my connection to Milwaukee so I sprinted to the customs line but waited 15 minutes to get through (that was after skipping more than 2/3rd of the line with a group of us trying to make a connection led by an unreserved woman yelling "WE HAVE ORANGE TICKETS, WE NEED TO GET TO THE FRONT. PLEASE MA'AM, SIR. THANK YOUUUUUU!" After having a rushed but pleasant conversation about why I just spent 6 months in another country with the customs man, I rushed to reclaim my baggage and recheck it. My adrenaline was rushing, I thought I could still make it and I was so focused to make it when a lady from the airline tapped me on the shoulder and asked me what I was doing. She then broke the news to me that I really couldn't make it and that the plane had already boarded and was ready to go which I replied to with a burst of yelling and crying (I know, pretty mature. A fresh 21 year old sobbing about something that can't be changed) and stormed out of luggage claim. I sat down and called my parents (who are wonderful) who then told me they'd pick me up from Chicago. I waited for them and when they arrived they beckoned me frantically to get to the car. I wondered why but my question was answered by a woman running down the road towards us yelling at the top of her lungs at my dad to get his "Fucking car outta the road!" She freaked me out so much I ran my luggage to the car and shoved it in with the help of my dad. She then came up and started yelling some more about how we were parking on private parking grounds and that we needed to park on the other side of the road (which we clearly couldn't do since there was NO way to get to the other side since there was a barrier cutting the road into two). After roaring with my dad for a few minutes she told us "JUST SHUT THE TRUNK AND GO DRIVE. GET OUT OF HERE. YOU CAN'T BE HERE. JUST SHUT THE TRUNK SO I CAN WRITE YOUR LICENCE DOWN AND YOU'LL BE SURE TO GET A TICKET!! I TOLD YOU YOU CAN'T PARK HERE! WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!"
What can you do. Not much more than drive off which is what we did. Dazed, angry, confused, tired. It wasn't until we got to a pit stop that we all realized we didn't even say hi or hug. haha. Whoops.
But that was the final difficulty that I encountered on my Indian adventure. I made it home, ate some GREAT Korean cooking, stayed wide awake and unpacked. And now, here I am. Resting, relaxing, eating salads, drinking tap water.
I know I talked about a lot of woes on this trip, but I just want to make it crystal clear that I have loved my experience! If I knew I would go through all the rough patches before deciding my study abroad destination, I'd still pick India. It's such an AMAZING place full of, well, AMAZING. Every experience has at least two positive aspect to it. India for me was something unexpected, new, fresh and definitely different from the Midwest. That complimented with some delicious food was all I wanted pre-India. And was that desire met? Of course! Easily surpassed! I couldn't have asked for a more breathtaking first taste of the world.
Dhanyavad, India! Thanks for all the wonderful places and genuinely kind people you have introduced me to. You, and the people, the places, and these few months that have made you what you are will always have a special spot in my heart. Hyderabad, HCU, SIP, CIEE, Ramanan's: thank you. My trip would be 100x more chaotic and 100x less enjoyable without your presence and yourhospitality. Phir Milenge!
Lastly, thanks to all of you who have been following me on my first independent international travel! Whether it be with me in India or from around the world, it means a lot to me to know that people have been checking in and have been curious about what I've been up to. I can't wait to see you all and hear about what your lives for the past few months! And of course, I'll be more than willing to blab some more about India! ;]
So, I guess this is it.
Until we meet again,
Ah!! 21!! November 30th was my 21st birthday and it was definitely bittersweet but very memorable.
It started right at midnight with Kyla and Leah both surprising me with a big fat chocolate cake from our local bakery "Cakes N More" There were no candles to light or blow out so Kyla, the computer science major and wiz she is, whipped up something on her computer. We celebrated Indian style, and I got to cut off pieces of cake and feed my close friends. ;]
Later that morning, I woke up to my last Durgama-cooked-breakfast of toast, oats, and chai. I sipped my chai as I starred into the warm sun coming through the lime green and yellow kitchen. My birthday continued with running a few errands that needed to be completed since it was also my last day in India. Leah and I went to campus for the last time, turned in our phones, handed in some donations, and said our goodbyes to CIEE. Oh man, such an emotional day. I hate saying goodbyes that seem finite. I hope and I don't want it to be, but in my mind India is very far away from the US and the trip is not an easy one to make on a college student budget.
After our final goodbyes to SIP and CIEE, Leah took me out to lunch at Mast Kalandar (a place that serves AMAZING dhal!) to split our final thali together. After our final bites of gulab jamun, I headed out to Inorbit Mall and Shilparamam to get final gifts and to treat myself as well. At Inorbit, I got my mom some pearl earrings since Hyd is known for their pearls, and got a free framed picture of the Charminar when I told them it was my birthday. Haha, unfortunately, I left it at the stall in Shilparamam. I wanted a few more nice scarves for myself, so I went to do my final haggling. What started at 1,000 per scarf came down to 3 for 1,000. I felt really successful but also was so frazzled by the intensity that I left my framed picture there!
I raced to campus again to tie up a few things and say goodbye to my Hindi teacher, Bhavani. However, what was supposed to be a meeting at 5:30 turned out to be me waiting past 6:30.. She drove me home and we shared a tearful goodbye. I went back into the home and was greeted by the encompassing love of the Ramanan, my housemates, and two close friends. My heart was aching! I love this family so much and just thinking about this being our last dinner together hurt so much. Auntie had told Durga to make a big celebratory dinner as our final meal and as a "happy birthday" meal and I ate every bite with appreciation.
Afterwards, Auntie gifted me with a sturdy and beautiful brass bell, similar to the one Uncle uses during his morning prayers saying they'd run over to me when I ring the bell. It was exactly the most perfect thing I wanted to hear. It gave me comfort that they really cared for me, would be there for me, and lessened the harsh gap between me and this amazing family.
I thanked them, and said my final goodbye to Pati (Uncle's mother) and headed upstairs with Kyla, Karen, and Leah to prepare for the rest of the night. We decided to go out to "Ladies Night" at the Park Hotel, probably the most expensive place I've ever stepped into. Haha. Luckily, there was no cover charge and drinks were free and the music was something we knew and loved so the night flew by and ended with a good late night talk on the taxi ride back home. We arrived home around 1 and I finished up my packing for my departure to the airport at 3AM….
Love these two!
Leah and I headed to Kerala on the 24th to the 29th hitting Cochin, Alleppey, and Munnar. It was beautiful, every part of it, but it was also stressful. It was like a final test we had to pass in order to leave India as a success.
Here are some of the stressors:
-being surprise charged rs800 for a cab ride
-not being able to obtain the houseboat we had been discussing
-the cloudy weather that greeted us and stuck with us
-changing the plans every step of the way
-gross ketchup covered uncooked noodles
Yes, we did create a smiley face with the food.. we might be 5 years old.
-getting sick from the gross ketchup nasstaayy
-Leah's toenail cracking in half
-no beach day because of the rain
-the morally wrong lying we did to get into a hotel that we thought would be better but turned out to be so much more impersonal and cold
-no Jew Town
-2 5-hour bus rides that were PACKED
-the bandt (strike) in Munnar that left us stranded for a full day
-the bandt in Cochin that eventually made going to Jew Town impossible and instead moved our trip to the airport to 5 in the morning.. for our 2pm flight
But you know, Leah and I tried to see the best in everything and we found out how resilient we really are. At some points I just wanted to break down and call the trip a failure, but having Leah there was such a pick-me-up. Her optimistic outlook on life and her determination to succeed and see the best in everything is so refreshing and encouraging. It made the trip something that otherwise, I don't know if I would have enjoyed as much as I did. She kept my mind off of my quickly-approaching nerve-racking departure from India with thought provoking questions, and kept the most disastrous situations light and laughable. For instance, we cursed everything in site in Munnar except the paratha man as we left via 5 hour crammed bus ride. And you know, the trip, although it didn't go as planned, turned out so unique and is definitely a story to tell. So, here are some of the most wonderful things about the trip:
-being charged less than 3 rupees for a wonderful ferry ride
-meeting the sweetest old men on the 5 hour bus ride to Munnar
-discovering/ eating the most amazing mint paratha
-discovering/ eating the most amazing Keralan paratha
-Ayurvedic rejuvenating massage!
-getting a tour of the backwaters on a man-powered canoe with the company of a woman from the UK
-sitting in a bar filled only with Indian men
-fresh fish and fresh fruit!
-views of the tea plantations all around Munnar
-a relaxing and extremely empty train ride
-Doing our own mini-trek of Munnar and the nature in Munnar
-Chinese fishing nets in the AM
-Reasonable and even NICE rickshaw drivers who'd stop to show us viewpoints on the way (we even bought one of the drivers we had a paratha)
-WONDERFULLY FRIENDLY PEOPLE! All smiles all around!
-good chocolate
-chocolate coffee!
-spices and powerful ginger candy
-tea tour + free tea tasting
-beautiful beauty
India, even when things go completely the wrong way, you still somehow manage to be inspiring. Although there are things I didn't get to check off my list of things to do in Kerala I savor the personalized experience I had. Owell..I guess I'll just have to come back later in life! ;]
My Indian dream is quickly coming to an end! I woke up Friday, finals behind me, and started cleaning my room, throwing things out, and packing things away. I now sit on my bed by three bags of trash, two suitcases, one bag of donations, one tabla, and a half empty closet.
There are three things that have been a big part of my time in India but I haven't written about but cleaning up has reminded me to write on them. Since it's a few things all rolled into one blog post, I'll show you what I've been doing instead of writing. Pictures are more interesting anyway!
-I took tabla lessons this semester! Check it:
-I've also learned a bit of henna this semester since CIEE offered no-credit classes in that:
-NGO: I've been helping Bhavani my Hindi teacher out at a school for migrating workers' children this semester. Gabby (another CIEE student) and I went every Tuesday and Thursday and taught them English, played games with them, and cooked food for them with Bhavani. These children are wonderful and I've enjoyed being able to spend time with them and see them grow. :]
Bhavani the beautiful woman she is devotes all her free time to these children!
The school generally sees around 30 students per day. The students are split into two groups to work on English. During these times, I worked mostly with the older children.
I can't believe this semester is coming to an end! With eight days left, I have a five-day trip to Kerala, one last visit to the school, and a 21st birthday to celebrate before I depart. Savoring every moment in India!
My first ever Hard Rock experience! Expenses paid via 2nd place cash money prize from an essay contest. Chachinggg!
Hi there! Yup, I'm alive. I haven't really kept my little blog updated because of FINALS. Can you believe it? How does time go so fast? I got one done Monday and two done on Tuesday (8-10 and 10-1, back to backkkk)
But anyway, let me just catch you up.
A little over a week ago, Uncle signed Leah and me up for this week-long "sri sri yoga" workshop that would be held 6-8 AM. I was a bit hesitant because of the time but it turned out to be extremely refreshing.
The first morning was a bit rough. 5:15 wake up call. Stumbled out of bed and bruised my legs in 3 different spots. Ouch. It was still dark (and cold!) outside as we flew past the emptiest Hyderabad road I've seen yet. When we got there, we found a place for our towels (mat substitutes) and waited as we were joined by 300 other Hyderabad yogis. After everyone settled down, the teacher finally came and the whole class began.
The week was really really great. Waking up that early became easy and almost felt natural and I enjoyed being able to feel the sun rise as we just breathed the morning air in. The class itself was also so fun. We did the usual pranayama, asanas, and meditation things that go with what you think when you think yoga but we also did a lot of really fun activities that rid everyone of their inhibitions. For instance, some of them were like "sitting" in your invisible chair and walking like that while you met a few neighbors, trying to stop your yoga partner from clapping, and just jumping up and emitting some noise. Another one (and my favorite one) was where you forced laughter out. We'd laugh with our mouths closed but with sound, mouths open without sound, and then end with full hardy laughs. If you did this by yourself you'd probably feel stupid, but doing it with hundreds of others just trying to relax and be at peace was AMAZING. It made me feel so good and by the end everyone was just laughing their natural laugh and taking the energy of others laughter in.
Incredible experience. I've read about laughing therapy for awhile now and I've always been interested in trying it so it was such a pleasant surprise to actually do it ourselves.
One of the days, an Aruvedic doctor came in and told us the composition of our body and if we had any imbalances in our composition that hindered our well-being. What made it fascinating was that she did it all by just feeling the pulse on my wrist! She told me that I was having digestive problems (spot on diagnosis) and gave me medicine to take. She also gave my composition (which I can't remember off the top of my head) and even correctly guessed that I was an athlete back at Mac. Amazing.
On the last day we focused on meditation. I'm still struggling to do this so it was a bit rough. I've been taking a yoga theory and practice class for credit all semester and it has been real fun but I still can't bring my mind to that meditative state. I know that meditation works wonders for people, but I guess I personally don't feel the need for daily meditation. Part of me just doesn't even want to try so I guess I can't blame anyone for not being able to meditate since working on meditation is part of the path to meditation.
No matter, I had a great time all week and got a deeper understanding of how influential the Vedas were on Indian culture while laughing and enjoying the company of the fellow sleepy yogis.
Happy really late Diwali everyone! I know Halloween just passed and its not even October anymore, but I can't go without telling you all about this holiday.
The house all jazzed up! Ready for Diwali!
Diwali is known as the festival of lights, in a generalized definition, a festival of good triumphing over evil. celebrated between mid October and mid November varying for several reasons. This year it was on October 26th. It's one of the biggest Hindu holidays and associated it with are pujas (religious rituals performed by Hindus), fireworks, candles, lots of Indian sweets and food, and new clothes. Basically, I like to joke that it's a combination of some of the holidays I celebrate in America: Christmas, 4th of July, Halloween, Thanksgiving.
The puja kind of went over me. All 3 of us homestay kids was fast asleep while uncle did his puja and bathed in oil around 4 or 5 AM. However, we did take part in the other festivities.
The day was filled with firecrackers going off everywhere. Kyla, Leah, and I were walking outside during then day when one burst extremely close to our feet. We all jumped/ screamed/ were on the verge of a heart attack. These surprise firecrackers in the neighborhood kept our hearts racing the entire day.
Finally, night came and Auntie and Durga-ma helped us dress up in the saris we had bought with Auntie a week before.
How do some Indian women do this by themselves everyday?! It was a little difficult to walk around in at first too but we gradually got (somewhat) used to it.
We headed down, and helped them light candle wicks that were placed in small clay bowls filled with oil. This symbolizes good triumphing over evil (light in the darkness) and also is said to help the goddess Lakshmi feel welcome. And we watched the neighbors light fireworks and crackers as we waited for our guests.
Just a little jumpy from the cracking sound of the firecrackers..
Neighborhood kids + Kyle
"Our guests" refers to Uncle's students. He's an English professor at HCU and had invited over all of his students to come and celebrate. We also invited the other home stay and Kyle as well. Finally, everyone came and we began to light our collection of fireworks. I was pretty terrified that one would explode while I was still holding it and that my sari would then catch on fire (chicken.. I know) so I declined and instead played with the little sparklers.. but so did a lot of others.
Then it was time for dinner! Durga-ma is a wonderful wonderful cook. Can't even begin to explain. We had so much rice, and good food. Here is just a small sample:
And who can celebrate Diwali without Indian sweets? Not this girl.
After we ate the combined amount of food you'd eat at Christmas+ Thanksgiving + Halloween, a little entertainment was in order. We all sat down and Uncle started us off with a bit of his wonderful singing.
And then some students joined in.
Eventually, the food set in along with tiredness, and the night finally started to settle down.. but not without the occasional explosives going off.
But yeah. It was great fun and a lot of good food.
Also, I love this home. I love this family. I don't think I can every say that enough. Everyone in this house makes life in India just 100x better. Just thinking about them puts a smile on my face.
But anyway, Happy (really late) Diwali!
Exactly one more month till I fly back/land in the US. Unreal. How does time go so fast?
Our henna teacher came in today and did henna on everyone's hands. She was so quick! It took less than 15 minutes to do 2 hands. Crazy amazing.
Leah had been contemplating a trip up into the mountains for over 2 months. She discussed with Kyla and me, and then retracted her idea, then discussed it again. One day she spontaneously bought her ticket feeling bold about her independent adventure and with this move convinced Kyla and me to join her.. making her independent adventure just an adventure.
I really am thankful Leah kept bringing it up because it was one of the most refreshing trips I've had in India, figuratively and literally. And soon enough, we were heading out around 5 AM on a typically warm Hyderabad Wednesday.
We were dressed unusually warm for Hyd weather but expected cool breezes at our arrival in Bagdogra. When we stepped off the plane, we were greeted by a familiar hot, humid, sweaty feeling. It was hotter than Hyderabad! We hoped we hadn't packed in correctly as we hopped into a jeep to our destination.
Luckily it got cooler and cooler (duh) as our little car chugged up the steep and rocky roads. Leah, Kyla, and I enjoyed it at first. The drive had bumping Hindi music, and the rocky roads were taken jokingly but soon what we thought would be a short drive turned out to be 4 hours of jerking and hurdling over bumps. The car had a few breaks.. but in the end we made it.
By the time we got there we were all exhausted, hungry, and sick. Kyla and I had gone to the hospital the day before (for different reasons) and had both been sick and Leah had been fighting a cold for about a week. We wandered up to Dekeling Hotel who have really cozy rooms and lounges, accommodating staff, and really great views. All of us crashed on the bed and watched MasterChef Australia until we were tired enough to crash.
The rest of the trip was AMAZINGGG, but honestly, it has been about a week now and I still haven't finished this post so I'll just give some points from the trip and then just show you the pictures of this beautiful place.
but realistically, it was this:
and this:
Small sunrise rave on Tiger Hill
But these views were the worst (at even still you can see the mountains from there!). What I mean is that Darjeeling itself is stunningg and that you don't need to wake up that early or go to this commercialized view to see its beauty. For instance, here's the view from the hotel lounge:
But our favorite view spot was probably Observatory Hill. We stumbled upon it while looking for it and had our breaths taken away. This was our real first view of the snow capped mountains and we really just stood amazed for a good half hour or more.
Ah! Darjeeling!! It was such a spectacular trip! We didn't do some of the things we planned on doing like trekking and going to more monasteries or finding our missing mother in the moutains, or dramatically fling our luggage aide as we running-jumped onto a train but I think it was nice to just take it easy, get over our illnesses, and explore the place. Exploring took enough energy anyway. But yeah. Cake Lady, keep working your magic. Darj, I <3 you:


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