Posted in Afghanistan, India, Japan on April 28th, 2010 4 Comments »
(Change of plans – departure date has been moved up one week, so I’ve skipped #6.) On May 25, I will return to the United States after four years abroad. I am doing a countdown from 10 – starting at 10 and ending with 1 the last week of May when I depart India. And [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Japan, Thailand, Uganda on April 14th, 2010 1 Comment »
On June 2 (in 8 weeks), I will return to the United States after four years abroad. I am doing a countdown from 10 – starting at 10 and ending with 1 the first week of June when I depart India. And then that’s it – the end. I’ll ride off into the sunset where [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Costa Rica, India, Japan, Kenya, Rwanda, Thailand, Uganda, United Arab Emirates on April 1st, 2010 3 Comments »
On June 2, I will return to the United States after four years abroad – 10 more weeks (I’m counting down the days to Mexican food…). Going with this theme, I will do a countdown from 10 – starting with this week at 10, and ending with 1 the first week of June when I [...]
Posted in Afghanistan, Cambodia, India, Japan, Rwanda, Uganda, United Arab Emirates on January 27th, 2010 1 Comment »
If you need a taxi to the Mumbai airport from the neighborhood of Vashi, Sonu is the driver you want.
A ride to the airport from my area can take hours (though it’s probably only about 20 miles) – there’s a toll bridge to cross, no highway (so single-lane city streets are the only route), and [...]
Posted in Japan on August 20th, 2009 4 Comments »
Japanese society is, as so many have put it, a contradiction. Its conformity seems at times to clash with its penchant for outlandish individuality. Its social welfare system that has virtually eliminated poverty doesn’t jive with the (uber)-polite homeless people in some big cities. The top-notch education system doesn’t explain the country’s protective isolationism, nor [...]