I returned from my Indian trip on Sunday afternoon. Reunion with my wife was so deliciously sweet! After we arrived home, I had a real shower: no squatting under a geyser to wash under a weak stream of tepid water. I had the real deal, with pressure and hot water! At [...]
Before coming to India, I had sarcastically said that this summer would be the Summer of Diarrhea. I’ve had a few small bouts but nothing major. I was basically bracing myself for something which never happened. I have heard of colleagues however that have been seriously ill during their entire stay in [...]
Today is my last day in Pune for this summer. Yesterday, I said goodbye to my teachers. That was hard.
Now I’m all packed up, ready to head back home and be reunited with my wife. It’s been a long separation. It’s been hard for both of us. Reunion is going [...]
Well, our Last Supper happened tonight. Luther, Ted and Isaac were missing. Jeremy left the program earlier. All the rest of us Sanskrit students were there.
No, I did not cry but tears are shy creatures that show up only when they want. When our cat was euthanized last January I was [...]
Turns out we’re going to have a “Last Supper” (Jeannette’s coinage for the occasion) on the “Day of Tears” (my coinage).
He’re a mot… er… “promotional” poster:
And a bigger version.
The picture used in the poster is the one I had which had the most students together in one shot. (Ted is missing.) The line [...]
I’ve celebrated Independence Day by being utterly independent. Yipee!
Earlier today I was doing my business in the bathroom. (Newsflash: Louis also has bowel movements. Shocking, I’m sure!) I filled up the bucket as I was sitting on the bowl, for you see we have to flush our toilet with a bucket because the flushing mechanism is kaput. After a [...]
For security reasons, AIIS Pune has cancelled all events requiring the students to be present on AIIS grounds this week.
This means the Day of Tears (see Joy and dread) has also been cancelled… In the sense that there will be no formal farewell event…
The AIIS Sanskrit Summer program is ending on August 18th. On one hand, it means that I’m going to be reunited with my wife shortly afterwards. That, of course, fills me with exuberance. I can barely contain myself.
On the other hand, it means that I’m going to leave behind my teachers at [...]
Unnecessary stress.
