Blog Entries for the 'India' Category
how many trees got planted?? new school libraries? a school? how many teens in Calcutta got potentially life-saving health education? guess how many Thanksgiving dinners you made possible? Read this blog to find out…
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Posted on: September 3, 2011
Categories: Belize, Bulgaria, Cambodia, India, Japan, Kenya, Laos, News, Peru
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Window of the World is a Chinese theme park that features replicas of famous world attractions like the pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, the grand canyon, and much more! Alex reviews our trip to the park.
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Posted on: May 4, 2011
Categories: Austria, Belgium, Blog, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Countries, Egypt, England, France, Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, Germany, History, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Laos, Netherlands, New Zealand, Peru, Russia, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, USA, Vietnam, entertainment, recreation
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Varanasi – mystical city on the Ganges
Podcast and blog about one of the most mystical places on earth! Travel along with us as we explore Varanasi. Did you know that not everyone can be cremated there? Find out who can be, and what happens to the others.
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Posted on: March 22, 2011
Categories: Blog, Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, India, Podcasts, Traditions
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It was heartwarming to see all our younger travelers interacting with the kids and youth that we were working with. These experiences will last them a lifetime. I am taken back to some of the scepticism early on about taking the kids on this trip. These pictures put paid to the idea that the trip would be [...]
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Posted on: March 8, 2011
Categories: India, People We Have Met, Uncategorized
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From the way people eat to how they drive, a few of the cultural differences between the US and India.
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Posted on: February 24, 2011
Categories: Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, India, Snacks and Food, Traditions, Travel Tips
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The kids in our computer / video class made this incredible movie about their day to day lives and their dreams for the future.
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Posted on: February 13, 2011
Categories: Children International, Economic Opportunity, Education, Environment, Health Care, Health Education- Calcutta, India, News, Poverty, Snacks and Food, Sports, Traditions, Videos, ideas for educators, recreation
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Meeting my sponsored Children in Calcutta
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Posted on: February 10, 2011
Categories: India, Uncategorized
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My idea of becoming a Zoologist seems to be crumbling. All because I don’t know what a Crenarchaeota is. See Mr. Robinson? I can ask questions, unless I’m in a class full of children, then I’ll be quiet. But seriously, what’s a Crenarchaeota?
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Posted on: February 8, 2011
Categories: Education, Global Issues, India, ideas for educators
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Picture your house (or apartment, or trailer, or box- whatever you’re currently living in). How big is it? It has few bedrooms, a kitchen, maybe a dining room if you’re lucky? I’m assuming you have at least one bathroom… that’s pretty standard, although most people have more. If, for some reason, you’re having a hard [...]
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Posted on: February 8, 2011
Categories: Children International, Economic Opportunity, Environment, Fun Facts - Cultures and Countries, India, Poverty, Traditions, Water
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This is a post of mainly questions that I’m asking to get people to comment. So unless your planning on answering one of them, don’t click on the post. Or you’ll be banished, and I’ll take the doggies leash off, and you don’t want that.
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Posted on: February 7, 2011
Categories: India, Uncategorized
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