My Own Raven
Friday, July 18th 2008
July 17, 2008 – Chennai, IndiaLast night shortly before midnight, I had already brushed my teeth and was just about to change for bed, when the faintest knock occurred on my door. Reminiscent of Poe’s dolefully dramatic but wonderful rhythmatic The Raven. ” . . . suddenly there came a tapping, As of some one
An Empty Gap
July 16, 2008 – Chennai, India GMT +5:30Today I was on my way to teach at our Bible school in Nagalapuram, when the car broke down. Actually I was taking a nap in the back of the car, from which I awoke after my body sense that we were stopped for some unknown reason. The
What Parents Do for Their Children
Thursday, July 10th 2008
While you are driving through Chennai you will often see signs reading, “If It’s not Hindu it not Indian” For a while I just assumed this was some sort of promotion for the Hindu religion. Until someone, I think it was Todd, pointed out that it is probably an an advertisement for the local newspaper
Penniless Soccer
Wednesday, July 2nd 2008
I spent most of the day without any power. It went off late last night at some point, was on briefly this morning, but other than that left me alone. Which in one sense turned out to be good since my freezer badly needed to be defrosted and is now currently free of ice. Around
Culture Shock at Home
Monday, June 30th 2008
June 30, 2008 – Chennai, India 14:36 (GMT +5:30) Bruce Neumann recently sent me a short paper dealing with Culture Shock it was an interesting article, and was written to help people understand and deal with adjusting to a foreign environment. But I think it and papers like it could have another and far more
Retreat
June 6, 2008 – 7:01 (+5:30 GMT) – Yelagiri Hills, India I’m am currently staying in the Yelagiri Hills. Which are a type of Indian Resort Town. Fairly high up in elevation the hills are currently 15 – 25 degrees cooler than Chennai. Which puts the weather in the mid to high 80s, refreshingly cool
The Hidden Valley
Tuesday, May 27th 2008
May 27, 2008 – 21:18 (+5:45 GMT) – Kathmandu, Nepal After a day of grueling, grueling because we were forced to get up at 3:30am, travel Todd and I arrived in the capital of Nepal, the day before the government is officially to become a democracy. I don’ t know where to start. Despite the