Monthly Archives: January 2023
JANUARY 28, SATURDAY
MEDICAL CAMP The last Saturday of the month a team of about 15 volunteers—doctors of several specialities and pharmacists and helpers—drive the 120 kilometers, about 70 miles, from Vishvanagar to Virampur and put on a three hour medical camp for
JANUARY 28, SATURDAY
MEDICAL CAMP The last Saturday of the month a team of about 15 volunteers—doctors of several specialities and pharmacists and helpers—drive the 120 kilometers, about 70 miles, from Vishvanagar to Virampur and put on a three hour medical camp for
JANUARY 27, FRIDAY
MISSING FRIDAY OLD MAN’S COFFEE HOUR A Letter to my Friday morning McDonald’s old men’s coffee group. Dear McDonalds Coffee Drinkers, Last Friday I missed coming to McDonald’s coffee because I was in the air between Helsinki and Delhi. I
JANUARY 27, FRIDAY
MISSING FRIDAY OLD MAN’S COFFEE HOUR A Letter to my Friday morning McDonald’s old men’s coffee group. Dear McDonalds Coffee Drinkers, Last Friday I missed coming to McDonald’s coffee because I was in the air between Helsinki and Delhi. I
JANUARY 26, THURSDAY
VIRAMPUR ASHRAM CELEBRATES REPUBLIC DAY Virampur Ashram is the creation of Hasmukh Patel. Fresh out of university Hasmukh dedicated himself to Gandhian principles and to helping the poor. He met his wife Manda when the two of them were imprisoned
JANUARY 26, THURSDAY
VIRAMPUR ASHRAM CELEBRATES REPUBLIC DAY Virampur Ashram is the creation of Hasmukh Patel. Fresh out of university Hasmukh dedicated himself to Gandhian principles and to helping the poor. He met his wife Manda when the two of them were imprisoned
JANUARY 25, WEDNESDAY
PALANPUR We needed to drive 40 minutes to Palanpur to get our railway tickets changed for the overnight return train trip to Delhi after leaving Virampur. We were going to visit Ahmedabad for a couple of days but my dental
JANUARY 25, WEDNESDAY
PALANPUR We needed to drive 40 minutes to Palanpur to get our railway tickets changed for the overnight return train trip to Delhi after leaving Virampur. We were going to visit Ahmedabad for a couple of days but my dental
JANUARY 24, TUESDAY
TOGETHER AGAIN Today was the day I finally caught up with Todd and Susie. They came back from a three day visit to Bundi at noon. But before that I spent two hours at Dr. Kakar’s Global Clinic having a
JANUARY 24, TUESDAY
TOGETHER AGAIN Today was the day I finally caught up with Todd and Susie. They came back from a three day visit to Bundi at noon. But before that I spent two hours at Dr. Kakar’s Global Clinic having a
JANUARY 23, MONDAY
A DAY IN DELHI I rested in the Master Paying Guest House all day Sunday, not even stepping out once. I slept and wrote, slept and wrote and didn’t feel like facing the chaos of India. It was good that
JANUARY 23, MONDAY
A DAY IN DELHI I rested in the Master Paying Guest House all day Sunday, not even stepping out once. I slept and wrote, slept and wrote and didn’t feel like facing the chaos of India. It was good that
JANUARY 22, SUNDAY
SUNDAY, DAY OF REST Floating in Jetlag with my inner rhythm upside down I slept and wrote and ate, slept and wrote and at, slept and wrote and ate through the day and into the night and didn’t step out
JANUARY 22, SUNDAY
SUNDAY, DAY OF REST Floating in Jetlag with my inner rhythm upside down I slept and wrote and ate, slept and wrote and at, slept and wrote and ate through the day and into the night and didn’t step out
JANUARY 21, SATURDAY
MY $5 40 MINUTE TAXI RIDE When I got off the flight in Helsinki to transfer to the flight to Delhi I was told that since I was leaving the Schengen European area I would have to have my passport
JANUARY 21, SATURDAY
MY $5 40 MINUTE TAXI RIDE When I got off the flight in Helsinki to transfer to the flight to Delhi I was told that since I was leaving the Schengen European area I would have to have my passport
JANUARY 20, FRIDAY
TRAVEL ADVENTURES OF AN OCTOGENARIAN I slept well in the Hotel Tim, only being woken by calls from Becca Nestler who assumed I was in Asheville and then by Lisa Mahy in Everett, Washington to tell me about a man
JANUARY 20, FRIDAY
TRAVEL ADVENTURES OF AN OCTOGENARIAN I slept well in the Hotel Tim, only being woken by calls from Becca Nestler who assumed I was in Asheville and then by Lisa Mahy in Everett, Washington to tell me about a man
JANUARY 19, THURSDAY
MY $37 TWO MILE TAXI RIDE My son Tom dropped me off on Wednesday at the Asheville airport and I had an uneventful flight to Newark Airport and then on to Paris. I took a couple of mild sleeping pills
JANUARY 19, THURSDAY
MY $37 TWO MILE TAXI RIDE My son Tom dropped me off on Wednesday at the Asheville airport and I had an uneventful flight to Newark Airport and then on to Paris. I took a couple of mild sleeping pills
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 