Monthly Archives: June 2007
construction….
in india they still do a lot of things by hand that are done by machines in the west. these first two pictures are of a woman making gravel by hand. anyone who has been to mysore probably recognizes her … Continue reading
saree superstars
when i first came to mysore, i remember feeling like a movie-star .. or maybe just a really strange person. i remember there being so many times, that whenever i walked down the street i was followed by people wanting … Continue reading
waiting…
people lacking in patience shouldn’t come to india … or perhaps they should if they want it forced on to them. i think being here for any period of time, you either learn to be very patient or you grow … Continue reading
pictures and other stuff
when teaching the ashtanga system, it’s very common to hear comments from students about how they feel bored, how they feel like primary is too easy for them, how they just want to do new poses. i’ll even hear comments … Continue reading
ali-g
last friday was a moon day and saturday is the traditional day of rest which means that this week we have a rare two days in a row off. lots of people went out of town, but i was really … Continue reading
interracial marriage
ok this is a break from india, but is something that tends to stop me in my tracks every time i think of it. i think it’s something that that a lot of non-american’s don’t know about our country too … Continue reading
weather
http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/12/southasia.heatwave.reut/ More than two dozen people have died over the last 24 hours in a heat wave that has baked northern India [mostly around delhi], officials and media reports said on Tuesday, taking the death toll over the last one … Continue reading
first practice at the shala
i remember coming to mysore my first time and feeling this sense of awe at everything i saw. back when i worked software jobs and couldn’t get away for long enough to come here, i made due by reading just … Continue reading
new holga photos
so i got pretty busy the last week and didn’t update the blog much … i did update two new holga photo albums, but didn’t have time to post about them yet. click on any of pictures to see a … Continue reading
made it to mysore, found out guruji was teaching
3am is a nice time to arrive in bangalore. when i first came here 2.5 years ago, i got in at some other time and was swamped with people pulling at my bags, trying to get me to go in … Continue reading
