This is something new. This is something different. This is Darjeeling. It’s about as far from Birganj as I could go without leaving the subcontinent.
It’s India, but Nepali is the language, even as saturated with English and Hindi as it is. I’m starting to understand why people from Quebec call themselves French-Canadians. Here, people might [...]
By Scott Wallick
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Posted in Darjeeling, Post-service
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Also tagged Bhadrapur, Cosmic Air, Darjeeling, Hindi, India, Nepal, Nepali language, Siliguri, Simra, West Bengal, Yeti Air
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Birganj to Kolkata, November 26–30, 2003
If I said that my Thanksgiving plans for this year were made by my friends while trekking around Kalimpong and Darjeeling with the US Consulate to India, I might sound a little over the top, as if I was trying to impress whoever might stumble across these scribblings.
Actually, that’s about [...]
By Scott Wallick
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Posted in India, Peace Corps culture
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Also tagged Bengali, Birtamod, buses, Calcutta, Flury's, Hinidi, holidays, India Museum, India Rail, Kolkata, Laloo, Siliguri, Thanksgiving, US Consulate, West Bengal
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