July 2008
6 posts
A Boy and A Girl—Eric Whitacre. I...
July 3rd-6th
Coimbatore, Ooty and More
We rose this morning at 5:00 to catch our 6:15 train out of Chennai. Morning traffic in Chennai isn’t a whole lot better than the evening rush hour, but we arrive with plenty of time and board, ready for a weekend of traveling. It’s a six hour ride to Chennai, and I zone out to Coldplay and the calls of ‘Copfee!’ and ‘Chai, Tea!,’ as vendors pace up and down the car. I...
June 30th-July 3rd
The Hospital
We begin our studies at Aravind with a packed day of hospital orientation. After meeting briefly with Mr. Ranjith and talking about the hospital and our project, we attend the general Monday morning meeting of all administrators. Because Dr. RDR isn’t here yet, Dr. Venkatesh, the deputy CMO, sits at head. In the first five minutes, I realize how much I’m up against, in terms of...
June 26th-29th
The First Few Days
In the haze that is these first few days, I’ll try to hit most everything. Friday was spent buying Bata sandals, now my favorite piece of India, thus far at least, and traveling around Chennai. I had my first auto(rickshaw) ride, which was an experience, to be sure. A little unnerving, but, like most everything thus far, exhilarating. Later, after a lunch of idly, steamed cooked...
June 25th-26th:
Departure
We left Pittsburgh today at around 12:30 PM and began what is sure to be a whirlwind trip to India. I have to say, what nerves I might have had in the car on the way to the airport dissipated about two minutes after take off and were replaced by a calm that I cannot explain. Maybe it was the prospect of journeying to a land I’ve dreamt about for so long. Maybe it was my best friend...
June 2008
3 posts
Portugese Love Theme
Just something to think...
Gates Award for Global Health - Bill & Melinda... →
In case anyone is wondering, this is the organization I’ll be working for come June 27th. Pretty neat, I think.
