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2 trips · 34 entries · 2009, 2017

India SJSU Trip 1 Jun – 30 Jul 2009

  1. 1 Jun Getting Prepared I have no idea what I'm doing technology-wise. I think I just emailed everyone to look at my blank blog so I'm typing…
  2. 24 Jun Where I'm staying Holy crap! It doesn't appear I'm going to be roughing it too much: http://www.maplesuites.in/facilities.html I was…
  3. 3 Jul Oh hell http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/03/india.pig.religious.riot/index.html Might be reconsidering Mysore
  4. 6 Jul I've been in the same clothes since I left CA Seriously, taking a shower doesn't help much when you have to put on the same clothes.
  5. 7 Jul Day one is almost over we had an amazing lunch with the Dr. from the school who has been helping us the whole time. Indian food is so good!
  6. 7 Jul It's so not hot in India! everyone can suck it! haha i'm so surprised how NOT hot it is- I almost need a jacket.
  7. 8 Jul Day two and first day of class we had our first class today. the campus is brand new and beautiful.
  8. 9 Jul Day three we went to Caterpillar today. they made us fill out a questionnaire to make sure we didn't have swine flu and take our…
  9. Day 4 · 11 Jul Day 4- two lectures/Palace Hotel/NASA bar so we had two lectures- the first guy was engaging, but the second dude was nuts! he keep saying "do you understand?
  10. 12 Jul First weekend trip to Mysore just got back from Mysore today and the ride back wasn't pleasant.
  11. 13 Jul Trip to Narayana Hrudayalaya Institute of Cardiac Sciences Today we felt some serious heartache. we took a tour of a new hospital here in Bangalore that treats people for heart…
  12. 16 Jul Whats been going on the past couple days i've been totally slackin on posting so i'll try to make up for it today- but all the days are blurring together.
  13. 17 Jul Aquarium, park, then disco! we were over shopping (and waiting for everyone else to do something) so some of decided to go to the aquarium.
  14. 17 Jul Friday- 5 hour spa day spa day only cost me $100 including tip! i got a stone massage for an hour, facial for an hour, pedi and salt scrub!
  15. 19 Jul Weekend trip to Belur this trip was so much better than last weekend- probably since we weren't rushing around to get everywhere.
  16. 21 Jul We went to the Hard Rock Cafe and i had the most delicious hamburger in my life! yes, all of you can talk all the shit you want, but i deserved that…
  17. 22 Jul Got a sari today and no D i didn't see the eclipse :( it didn't show until 530 am and this was the one night i didn't stay up that late.
  18. 22 Jul Segregation at the pool that's right, but it's not by race but sex. we went to a local pool to swim and women were only allowed to swim from…
  19. 23 Jul Last day of classes and Target visit I am happy classes are over, but that now means i'll have to leave soon :( we went to Target today.
  20. 24 Jul A fabulous end to the India trip we had an amazing time today that we didn't expect. we didn't get our sarees until 5 and we had to be at the hotel at…
  21. 24 Jul So everyone remembers the important things in life we all need to wear an eye patch sometime in our lives (but don't forget it causes you to lose your depth perception).
  22. 25 Jul I'm not drinking for a while i totally deserve it, but it sux really bad. last night Megha bought some henna paste in a tube and by mistake gave it…
  23. 26 Jul now Indonesia and what a huge change it is from India! i totally appreciated everything about India, but i am glad to be in a city…
  24. 28 Jul Bintan Indonesia yesterday we made it to the 3rd and final country- Indonesia. jenna and i got up early to take the ferry 45 min to…
  25. 30 Jul The last blog this trip was truly amazing. i met some of the most awesome fun people- and i never expected it.

SE Asia Adventure Wedding (Mike & Rach) 16 Apr – 24 Apr 2017

  1. 16 Apr Long Travel Day SFO to Bali 4/15 We headed for the airport for our 1:15 am flight Thursday night. Late night is a great time to fly.
  2. 17 Apr 3 layovers and 1 missed flight- we made it! 4/16 Up at 6. Well really up at 3. I slightly woke up, then Andy hit me in a slight panic "The little black chicken isn't in…
  3. 17 Apr Manta Rays!!!! and other amazing things in the ocean 4/17 Up at 3 again this am, both of us, then we fell asleep again until 6.
  4. 18 Apr More spectacular diving and dinosaurs 4/18 Slept in until 5 this am, we are making progress, but I do love waking up early even if it means going to bed early.
  5. 19 Apr Taking in as much as we can with 6 hours in Bangkok 4/19 Up at 4am w/ Andy. Didn’t try to go back to sleep since all I could think about was our tight layover in Bali.
  6. 21 Apr Livin' the life in Koh Samui 4/20 Up at 5 because Andy was. Breakfast of toast and eggs before taking a taxi to the airport. Which airport?
  7. 22 Apr I'm getting used to this 4/21 Up at 5 again because Andy. I really could have slept longer, but the sunrise was amazing!! The best yet!
  8. 22 Apr I'm on a boat 4/22 Slept in until 630 this am, missed the sunrise but I didn't care. I love sleeping and the sun comes up every morning.
  9. 24 Apr Wedding day! 4/23 I had an amazing sleep last night. Passed out at 9 from a sun-filled day on the boat and woke up fresh.