Helloooo. So I'm still in Pen. Some interesting things have happened since I got back from...vacation...and I remembered some stuff I left out, so here are some notes: Motorcycle: I rode one! =D It was crazy - there were three of us on it and Rajish drove (he was one of the hotel employees at Tiger Camp in Ramnagar where we went on safari). We drove into town from the hotel when we had to convince the train station to give us a new train ticket since our travel ...

Well, I finally made it back to Pen..what a relief. "Vacation" isn't quite the word to describe what happened in the last few days. =p Hotel mix-ups, train ticket mistakes, train tickets missing altogether, no flight home until halfway through the trip, pretending to be irresponsible and forgetful tourists to get a replacement train ticket for the "lost" one we never received, getting sick on the first train out with a bit of a sore throat sti...

Leaving for the big trip tomorrow! Hopefully I will be able to post some pictures along the way, or at least when I get back. =]

Hello! So Nate and I managed to complete our nutrition project today. I can't remember if I even mentioned that on here, but we basicially did a survey of six villages and determined the number of calories that each CFI sponsored child receives in a day. Our estimates ended up being pretty rough, as we sampled only a few homes, schools, and community kitchens, but hopefully our report will be helpful. We noted some of the sources of infection in the villages as...

Helloooo. Some more random stuff to write and travel/work update. Also, I added some photos in both the old album and the new one, as well as some videos..I think. =p Travel: Nate and I met with a travel agent yesterday through one of our internship contacts. This guy set us up with an awesome itinerary for a 9-10 day trip in November. He's working out the details to e-mail to us, but the plan is to train around India - first to Agra to see the Taj Mahal and stu...