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, Karkarbhitta, Laloo, Siliguri, Thanksgiving, US Consulate, West Bengal
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Oh, the places you go and the people you met. I’ve been in Nepal now for 15 months and met more than a couple interesting people. I decided that I’d write about some of the more interesting people I’ve met in installments. This is the first.
Here are three individuals I met while in Jhapa back [...]
By Scott Wallick
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Posted in Nepal, Nepali Culture, Peace Corps culture
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Also tagged Birtamod, Christianity, Islam, Islamic extremists, Jhapa, Nissam, Sunjay, Time Pass, tragedies
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