Flora's Place

Weather, Women, and Work - Certainties in India

2009-10-17T03:39:42Z

There are three big uncertainties in the US, that are very dependable in India: weather, women, and work. One of Michael's Indian colleagues pointed this out, and it's worth writing about.

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Beating our internet woes--with a stick!

2009-09-18T10:17:12Z

The new apartment's internet connection has been super-flaky, going out about once or twice a day for no apparent reason whatsoever. Now maybe we know why.

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Two weeks, too much to do, too little time!

2009-08-13T17:40:29Z

We move to rural India in two weeks. Or less. Or maybe more? We still don't have definite dates; the bureaucrats are still ordering the one-way plane tickets. We've asked to leave August 28 or later and have a two-day layover in Paris. Then hopefully we'll have a day or so of in-country orientation in Delhi before moving to the host university's guest house. Michael starts teaching around the first of September. Indian school-year semesters vary by region, and they don't line up with the traditional US school year. Overall, it seems like they're much more flexible about class schedules or just dates in general.

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